Vera Zvonareva vs Natalia Vikhlyantseva — Limoges Round of 32

Limoges · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 December 2021
hard
RUS
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWLW
Zvonareva V.
6-3 4-6 7-5
Vikhlyantseva N.
Zvonareva V.
6472
Vikhlyantseva N.
3651

Vera Zvonareva defeated Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the Limoges round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Natalia Vikhlyantseva came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Vera Zvonareva claimed a first win over Natalia Vikhlyantseva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Vera Zvonareva closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-05Indian WellsR128hardNatalia Vikhlyantseva6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Vikhlyantseva N.

Vikhlyantseva N.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

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
Zvonareva V.Vikhlyantseva N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
48%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
6.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 37). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zvonareva V.Vikhlyantseva N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
76
0
Break points saved·Dominant
79
28
Break points won·Dominant
94
38
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
10
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
51
36

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

Final
Van Uytvanck A.
Bogdan A.
6-27-5
Semi-finals
Bogdan A.
Gracheva V.
7-52-66-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Bogdan A.
Ponchet J.
7-57-5
Gracheva V.
Minnen G.
6-35-76-1
Zvonareva V.
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-4
R16
Ponchet J.
Hercog P.
6-36-4
Bogdan A.
Noel M.
6-36-2
Minnen G.
Voegele S.
6-46-2
Gracheva V.
Bucsa C.
4-66-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Stojanovic N.
7-56-4
Garcia C.
Jacquemot E.
6-16-777-5
Mladenovic K.
Eikeri U.
7-56-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Maria T.
6-26-3
R32
Ponchet J.
Zhang S.
6-43-66-2
Hercog P.
Montgomery R.
4-66-46-4
Noel M.
Jeanjean L.
7-636-4
Bogdan A.
Bolkvadze M.
6-26-1
Minnen G.
Rosca A.
3-66-16-1
Voegele S.
Tomova V.
6-36-4
Bucsa C.
Bronzetti L.
6-36-766-2
Gracheva V.
Korpatsch T.
6-37-5
Zvonareva V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-34-67-5
Stojanovic N.
Vismane D.
6-26-0
Jacquemot E.
Blinkova A.
7-676-1
Garcia C.
Raina A.
7-674-66-4
Mladenovic K.
Partaud M.
7-54-66-0
Eikeri U.
Albie A.
6-26-3
Maria T.
Shymanovich I.
6-36-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Diatchenko V.
6-16-3