Danka Kovinic vs Belinda Bencic — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1096WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2020
clay
Belinda Bencic
SUI6
Belinda Bencic
#14WTA
1989ELO
1849Clay ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kovinic D.
6-3 6-1
Bencic B.
Kovinic D.
662
Bencic B.
310

Danka Kovinic defeated Belinda Bencic 6-3 6-1 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #14, defending last year's round of 32. Danka Kovinic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-04-06CharlestonR32clayDanka Kovinic4-6 6-3 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Kovinic D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on clay

Kovinic D.Bencic B.
—
Serve
38
—
Return
21

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kovinic D.Bencic B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
61%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (125 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kovinic D.Bencic B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
33
88
Break points saved·Dominant
28
95
Break points won·Clear edge
74
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
2
98

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Kovinic D.Bencic B.
Freshness·
—
85

Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
32°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Pliskova K.[2]
6-02-1
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Muguruza G.[9]
6-34-66-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Vondrousova M.[12]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
6-22-0
Muguruza G.[9]
Azarenka V.
3-66-36-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Svitolina E.[4]
6-36-0
Pliskova K.[2]
Mertens E.[11]
6-33-66-0
R16
Azarenka V.
Kasatkina D.
6-6
Muguruza G.[9]
Konta J.[7]
6-46-1
Mertens E.[11]
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Blinkova A.
6-46-3
Halep S.[1]
Yastremska D.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Hercog P.
1-66-17-65
Svitolina E.[4]
Kuznetsova S.
7-666-4
Putintseva Y.
Rybakina E.[10]
4-67-636-2
R32
Yastremska D.
Anisimova A.
4-67-636-4
Rybakina E.[10]
Bouzkova M.
7-57-63
Putintseva Y.
Martic P.[8]
6-36-726-4
Azarenka V.
Kenin S.[3]
6-06-0
Mertens E.[11]
Linette M.
6-26-4
Halep S.[1]
Paolini J.
6-36-4
Kasatkina D.
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Muguruza G.[9]
Gauff C.
7-633-66-3
Hercog P.
Bertens K.[5]
6-46-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Rus A.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Kontaveit A.[14]
4-67-56-3
Svitolina E.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-64
Kovinic D.
Bencic B.[6]
6-36-1
Blinkova A.
Bolsova A.
4-66-17-64
Konta J.[7]
Begu I.
6-06-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Strycova B.
6-36-3
R64
Kontaveit A.[14]
Garcia C.
6-37-61
Kuznetsova S.
Pera B.
3-67-636-3
Kovinic D.
Goerges J.
6-16-0
Anisimova A.
Vekic D.[16]
7-647-66
Rybakina E.[10]
Alexandrova E.
6-06-4
Putintseva Y.
Peterson R.
6-26-4
Azarenka V.
Williams V.
7-676-2
Kasatkina D.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Siniakova K.
Kerber A.[15]
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[9]
Stephens S.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Juvan K.
4-66-46-1
Rus A.
Swiatek I.
7-656-3
Vondrousova M.[12]
Doi M.
6-14-66-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zhang S.
6-46-756-1
Linette M.
Ostapenko J.
6-46-3
Mertens E.[11]
Hsieh S.
6-36-1
Bolsova A.
Riske Amritraj A.[13]
5-77-646-3
Blinkova A.
Teichmann J.
6-36-3
Strycova B.
Kudermetova V.
6-36-3
Yastremska D.
Giorgi C.
7-56-756-4
Bouzkova M.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Jabeur O.
6-46-3
Paolini J.
Sevastova A.
6-26-3