Simona Halep vs Anastasia PotapovaGippsland Trophy Round of 32

Gippsland Trophy · WTA · Round of 32
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 31 January 2021
hard
#27WTA
1904ELO
1804Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$6.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
Halep S.
6-4 6-4
Potapova A.
Halep S.
662
Potapova A.
440

Simona Halep defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-4 in the Gippsland Trophy round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Simona Halep edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-15CincinnatiR64hardSimona Halep6-4 3-6 6-3
2021-10-18MoscowR32hardSimona Halep6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Potapova A.

Potapova A.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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 hard

Halep S.Potapova A.
Serve
11
Return
52

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (87 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
81
Break points saved·Even
87
89
Break points won·Clear edge
100
88
Deciding sets·Even
98
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
57

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
99

Potapova A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw