Jasmine Paolini vs Natalia VikhlyantsevaIndian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#15WTA
1905ELO
1873Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$16MCAREER
30 yrs · 160 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
hard
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Paolini J.
6-1 6-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Paolini J.
662
Vikhlyantseva N.
14

Jasmine Paolini defeated Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6-1 6-4 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Natalia Vikhlyantseva came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jasmine Paolini claimed a first win over Natalia Vikhlyantseva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-07-12LausanneR16clayNatalia Vikhlyantseva6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Paolini J.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Vikhlyantseva N.

Vikhlyantseva N.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Paolini J.

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

Serve & return on hard

Paolini J.Vikhlyantseva N.
31
Serve
55
Return

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
68%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
6.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 37). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
0
Break points saved·Dominant
87
28
Break points won·Dominant
99
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
10
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
36

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
82

Paolini J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast