Yafan Wang vs Marina Melnikova — Birmingham Qualifying Round 2

Birmingham · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
CHN
Yafan Wang
#358WTA
1704ELO
1540Grass ELO
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 June 2021
grass
RUS
Marina Melnikova
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Wang Y.
6-3 7-5
Melnikova M.
Wang Y.
672
Melnikova M.
35–

Yafan Wang defeated Marina Melnikova 6-3 7-5 in the Birmingham qualifying round 2 on grass.

Key context

  • Match story: Yafan Wang closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Wang Y.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Melnikova M.

Melnikova M.serving51% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Wang Y.

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
Wang Y.Melnikova M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
39%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
51%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (97 vs 38). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wang Y.Melnikova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
0
Break points saved·Dominant
76
4
Break points won·Dominant
62
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
13
Tiebreaks·
54
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Martincova T.
Garcia Perez G.
6-36-2
Vandeweghe C.
Baindl K.
6-46-716-4
Mcnally C.
Nara K.
6-36-0
Wang Y.
Melnikova M.
6-37-5
Gatto Monticone G.
Silva E.
6-06-1
Diatchenko V.
Bains N.
7-616-3
Q1
Martincova T.
Jakupovic D.
4-2
Garcia Perez G.
Perez E.
7-657-5
Vandeweghe C.
Dabrowski G.
6-26-2
Baindl K.
Webley Smith E.
6-26-0
Mcnally C.
Moore T.
6-27-64
Nara K.
Broady N.
6-36-4
Wang Y.
Savinykh V.
6-16-4
Melnikova M.
Grey S.
6-22-66-3
Silva E.
Sharma A.
6-27-66
Gatto Monticone G.
Di Giuseppe M.
6-46-4
Diatchenko V.
Volynets K.
6-31-67-5
Bains N.
Neel I.
6-47-63