Vera Zvonareva vs Natalia VikhlyantsevaRoland Garros Qualifying Round 1

Roland Garros · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
1693ELO
1614Clay ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2020
clay
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
Zvonareva V.
6-1 6-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Zvonareva V.
662
Vikhlyantseva N.
12

Vera Zvonareva defeated Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6-1 6-2 in the Roland Garros qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Natalia Vikhlyantseva came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Vera Zvonareva had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on clay. Vera Zvonareva claimed a first win over Natalia Vikhlyantseva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-05Indian WellsR128hardNatalia Vikhlyantseva6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Vikhlyantseva N.

Vikhlyantseva N.serving42% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
49%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
6.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (126 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
0
Break points saved·Dominant
79
28
Break points won·Dominant
94
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
10
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying