Kristina Mladenovic vs Anastasia Potapova — Madrid Qualifying Round 2

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Kristina Mladenovic
FRA
Kristina Mladenovic
#841WTA
1422ELO
1371Clay ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 29 April 2021
clay
Anastasia Potapova
RUS
Anastasia Potapova
#27WTA
1904ELO
1882Clay ELO
$1.2MYTD
$6.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mladenovic K.
6-4 6-2
Potapova A.
Mladenovic K.
662
Potapova A.
42–

Kristina Mladenovic defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-2 in the Madrid qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Potapova came in ranked #27, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kristina Mladenovic claimed a first win over Anastasia Potapova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-09-27Nur-SultanR16hardAnastasia Potapova1-6 6-4 6-3
2021-06-14BirminghamR16grassAnastasia Potapova6-3 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Mladenovic K.serving34% hold

wins 44% of points on serve vs Potapova A.

Potapova A.serving46% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

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
Mladenovic K.Potapova A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
45%
Service points won·Even
52%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.8
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mladenovic K.Potapova A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
27
81
Break points saved·Dominant
26
89
Break points won·Clear edge
69
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
65
57

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mladenovic K.Potapova A.
Freshness·
—
100

Potapova A.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Baindl K.
Diyas Z.
6-46-4
Bogdan A.
Hibino N.
4-66-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-1
Sevastova A.
Kostyuk M.
6-17-5
Mladenovic K.
Potapova A.
6-46-2
Siegemund L.
Sasnovich A.
4-66-16-0
Tomljanovic A.
Wang X.
7-646-1
Doi M.
Kovinic D.
6-26-4
Zidansek T.
Hsieh S.
6-16-0
Begu I.
Voegele S.
6-36-3
Pera B.
Hercog P.
6-45-76-4
Stojanovic N.
Konjuh A.
6-46-2
Q1
Sevastova A.
Pironkova T.
3-66-46-3
Kostyuk M.
Gasparyan M.
6-46-1
Mladenovic K.
Mintegi Del Olmo A.
6-35-77-61
Potapova A.
Gracheva V.
6-47-62
Siegemund L.
Petkovic A.
6-26-4
Sasnovich A.
Bouzas Maneiro J.
7-54-66-1
Wang X.
Cornet A.
6-14-67-66
Tomljanovic A.
Barthel M.
6-46-1
Kovinic D.
Custic M.
6-36-2
Doi M.
Guerrero Alvarez E.
6-36-2
Hsieh S.
Cristian J.
1-67-666-0
Zidansek T.
Juvan K.
6-766-16-3
Baindl K.
Kanepi K.
6-16-4
Diyas Z.
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Bogdan A.
Siniakova K.
7-677-5
Hibino N.
Dodin O.
6-23-66-3
Schmiedlova A.
Van Uytvanck A.
0-66-26-0
Zvonareva V.
Rus A.
6-36-2
Voegele S.
Watson H.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Kalinskaya A.
4-67-646-0
Pera B.
Bolsova A.
6-44-66-3
Hercog P.
Wang Y.
6-46-2
Konjuh A.
Fernandez L.
7-662-66-4
Stojanovic N.
Paolini J.
6-46-756-4