Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Tamara Zidansek — Roland Garros Semi-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Semi-final
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
RUS31
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
#400WTA
1775ELO
1692Clay ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 May 2021
clay
Tamara Zidansek
SLO22
Tamara Zidansek
#148WTA
1655ELO
1639Clay ELO
28 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLW
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-5 6-3
Zidansek T.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
762
Zidansek T.
530

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Tamara Zidansek 7-5 6-3 in the Roland Garros semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tamara Zidansek came in ranked #148, defending last year's round of 128, but Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova had arrived on a 3-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pavlyuchenkova A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zidansek T.

Zidansek T.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

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
Pavlyuchenkova A.Zidansek T.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pavlyuchenkova A.Zidansek T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
85
63
Break points saved·Dominant
87
39
Break points won·Even
91
91
Deciding sets·Even
88
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
95

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Pavlyuchenkova A.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 32 days (−0.7)
Zidansek T.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.4+53 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.6Clay Elo 1639
6.3Overall Elo 1775
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1655
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.2
Surface form
5.0
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Pavlyuchenkova A.Zidansek T.
Freshness·
—
100

Zidansek T.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Krejcikova B.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
6-12-66-4
Semi-finals
Krejcikova B.
Sakkari M.[17]
7-54-69-7
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Zidansek T.[22]
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Krejcikova B.
Gauff C.[4]
7-666-3
Sakkari M.[17]
Swiatek I.[3]
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Rybakina E.[2]
6-726-29-7
Zidansek T.[22]
Badosa P.[33]
7-54-68-6
R16
Krejcikova B.
Stephens S.
6-26-0
Sakkari M.[17]
Kenin S.[4]
6-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Azarenka V.[15]
5-76-36-2
Badosa P.[33]
Vondrousova M.[20]
6-43-66-2
Gauff C.[4]
Jabeur O.[25]
6-36-1
Swiatek I.[3]
Kostyuk M.[15]
6-36-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Williams S.[7]
6-37-5
Zidansek T.[22]
Cirstea S.[18]
7-646-1
R32
Gauff C.[4]
Brady J.[13]
6-10-0
Vondrousova M.[20]
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Rybakina E.[2]
Vesnina E.
6-16-4
Williams S.[7]
Collins D.
6-46-4
Jabeur O.[25]
Linette M.
3-66-06-1
Cirstea S.[18]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Zidansek T.[22]
Siniakova K.
0-67-656-2
Badosa P.[33]
Bogdan A.
2-67-646-4
Stephens S.
Muchova K.[10]
6-37-5
Krejcikova B.
Svitolina E.[7]
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[17]
Mertens E.[23]
7-56-726-2
Kostyuk M.[15]
Gracheva V.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.[15]
Keys M.[19]
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-42-66-0
Swiatek I.[3]
Kontaveit A.[30]
7-646-0
Kenin S.[4]
Pegula J.[5]
4-66-16-4
R64
Vesnina E.
Kvitova P.[11]
W/O
Linette M.
Barty A.[1]
6-12-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-3
Hercog P.
Garcia C.
7-56-4
Bogdan A.
Osaka N.[16]
W/O
Collins D.
Kalinina A.
6-06-2
Williams S.[7]
Buzarnescu M.
6-35-76-1
Vondrousova M.[20]
Tan H.
6-16-3
Badosa P.[33]
Kovinic D.
6-26-0
Gauff C.[4]
Wang Q.
6-37-61
Jabeur O.[25]
Sharma A.
6-26-4
Brady J.[13]
Ferro F.
6-42-67-5
Kontaveit A.[30]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-0
Siniakova K.
Kudermetova V.[29]
7-675-77-5
Kenin S.[4]
Baptiste H.[26]
7-56-3
Gracheva V.
Giorgi C.
7-51-66-2
Pegula J.[5]
Martincova T.
6-36-3
Sakkari M.[17]
Paolini J.[13]
6-26-3
Krejcikova B.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-26-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Li A.[30]
6-06-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Hibino N.
6-36-1
Keys M.[19]
Fernandez L.[24]
6-17-5
Mertens E.[23]
Diyas Z.
4-66-26-4
Swiatek I.[3]
Peterson R.
6-16-1
Muchova K.[10]
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
Kostyuk M.[15]
Zheng S.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.[15]
Tauson C.[21]
7-56-4
Sabalenka A.[1]
Sasnovich A.[14]
7-56-3
Zidansek T.[22]
Brengle M.
6-46-1
Cirstea S.[18]
Trevisan M.
6-43-66-4
Kasatkina D.
Bencic B.[11]
6-26-2
Stephens S.
Pliskova K.[20]
7-56-1
R128
Wang Q.
Hsieh S.
2-66-47-5
Mertens E.[23]
Hunter S.
6-46-1
Zheng S.
Sorribes Tormo S.
4-66-46-4
Buzarnescu M.
Rus A.
7-57-5
Osaka N.[16]
Tig P.
6-47-64
Martincova T.
Jorovic I.
6-37-66
Collins D.
Wang X.[32]
6-24-66-4
Vesnina E.
Govortsova O.
6-16-0
Azarenka V.[15]
Kuznetsova S.
6-42-66-3
Lepchenko V.
Zhang S.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Pliskova K.
5-76-46-2
Hibino N.
Stojanovic N.
7-646-2
Trevisan M.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-54-66-4
Kasatkina D.
Doi M.
6-35-76-3
Sakkari M.[17]
Zavatska K.
6-46-1
Sharma A.
Bara I.
7-656-2
Linette M.
Paquet C.
6-36-3
Gauff C.[4]
Krunic A.
7-6116-4
Muchova K.[10]
Petkovic A.
1-66-36-4
Brady J.[13]
Sevastova A.
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.[30]
Golubic V.
6-747-656-0
Kostyuk M.[15]
Muguruza G.[12]
6-16-4
Peterson R.
Rogers S.
6-737-686-2
Kalinina A.
Kerber A.[26]
6-26-4
Tauson C.[21]
Gorgodze E.
6-46-2
Sasnovich A.[14]
Parry D.
6-33-66-3
Kvitova P.[11]
Minnen G.
6-737-656-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Brengle M.
Osorio C.
7-56-4
Garcia C.
Siegemund L.
6-36-1
Tan H.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Vondrousova M.[20]
Kanepi K.
4-66-36-0
Badosa P.[33]
Davis L.
6-27-63
Kovinic D.
Burel C.
6-37-68
Bogdan A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-16-3
Barty A.[1]
Pera B.
6-43-66-2
Kudermetova V.[29]
Anisimova A.[6]
7-656-1
Kenin S.[4]
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-44-66-3
Ferro F.
Liang E.
6-11-66-4
Stephens S.
Suarez Navarro C.
3-67-646-4
Diyas Z.
Watson H.
6-47-5
Gracheva V.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-0
Williams S.[7]
Begu I.
7-666-2
Jabeur O.[25]
Putintseva Y.
7-56-2
Giorgi C.
Martic P.[22]
6-26-756-4
Tomljanovic A.
Baindl K.
6-26-4
Hercog P.
Bertens K.[16]
6-13-66-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Babel O.
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[20]
Vekic D.
7-56-4
Li A.[30]
Gasparyan M.
6-06-1
Keys M.[19]
Dodin O.
6-33-66-1
Cirstea S.[18]
Konta J.[19]
7-656-2
Bencic B.[11]
Podoroska N.
6-06-3
Swiatek I.[3]
Juvan K.[11]
6-07-5
Sabalenka A.[1]
Konjuh A.
6-46-3
Zidansek T.[22]
Andreescu B.[25]
6-717-629-7
Paolini J.[13]
Voegele S.
7-56-1
Alexandrova E.[14]
Williams V.
6-36-1
Baptiste H.[26]
Blinkova A.
6-16-4
Rybakina E.[2]
Jacquemot E.
6-46-1
Pegula J.[5]
Zhu L.
6-44-66-4
Fernandez L.[24]
Potapova A.[28]
6-26-1
Siniakova K.
Bouzkova M.[27]
6-04-66-2