Astra Sharma vs Elvina Kalieva — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
AUS
Astra Sharma
#597WTA
1512ELO
1466Hard ELO
30 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
hard
USA
Elvina Kalieva
#133WTA
1569ELO
1540Hard ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLW
Sharma A.
4-6 6-1 6-3
Kalieva E.
Sharma A.
4662
Kalieva E.
6131

Astra Sharma defeated Elvina Kalieva 4-6 6-1 6-3 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elvina Kalieva came in ranked #133.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sharma A.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kalieva E.

Kalieva E.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Sharma 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
Sharma A.Kalieva E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
53%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (182 vs 147). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sharma A.Kalieva E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
27
18
Break points saved·Dominant
58
28
Break points won·Clear edge
64
87
Deciding sets·Even
33
36
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
15

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sharma A.Kalieva E.
Freshness·
—
100

Kalieva E.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Baindl K.
Paolini J.
6-16-3
Trevisan M.
Brantmeier R.
6-16-2
Ruse E.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-36-2
Sharma A.
Stearns P.
7-56-0
Frech M.
Marino R.
6-34-66-3
Diyas Z.
Govortsova O.
6-36-3
Hontama M.
Kucova K.
6-36-4
Kalinskaya A.
Hon P.
6-47-5
Arconada U.
Haddad Maia B.
4-66-46-0
Liang E.
Dolehide C.
6-46-726-3
Parks A.
Inglis M.
6-36-4
Flipkens K.
Kawa K.
2-66-26-3
Q1
Paolini J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-16-4
Baindl K.
Maria T.
6-36-1
Trevisan M.
Baptiste H.
6-26-4
Brantmeier R.
Boulter K.
7-56-2
Ruse E.
Douglas E.
7-56-2
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Vickery S.
6-25-76-3
Sharma A.
Kalieva E.
4-66-16-3
Stearns P.
Vandeweghe C.
6-47-5
Frech M.
Cabrera L.
7-626-2
Marino R.
Di Lorenzo F.
6-16-2
Diyas Z.
Nara K.
6-46-3
Govortsova O.
Hibi M.
6-23-66-1
Kucova K.
Yuan Y.
6-26-1
Hontama M.
Udvardy P.
7-57-5
Hon P.
Tomova V.
6-34-0
Kalinskaya A.
Muhammad A.
6-16-2
Haddad Maia B.
Stefanini L.
6-46-1
Arconada U.
Rodionova A.
6-36-0
Liang E.
Wang X.
7-643-66-4
Dolehide C.
Min G.
7-56-1
Inglis M.
Bolkvadze M.
7-626-2
Parks A.
Kung L.
6-746-17-61
Kawa K.
Ormaechea P.
6-36-1