Marina Melnikova vs Donna Vekic — Istanbul Qualifying Round 2

Istanbul · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
RUS
Marina Melnikova
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 April 2022
clay
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1754Clay ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Melnikova M.
6-0 7-6
Vekic D.
Melnikova M.
6772
Vekic D.
065–

Marina Melnikova defeated Donna Vekic 6-0 7-6 in the Istanbul qualifying round 2 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Melnikova M.serving37% hold

wins 45% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Melnikova M.

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
Melnikova M.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
57%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
55%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
50%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
45%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.6
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.6
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Melnikova M.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
67
Break points saved·Dominant
4
86
Break points won·Dominant
29
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
13
77
Tiebreaks·
—
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Melnikova M.Vekic D.
Freshness·
—
97

Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Tsurenko L.
Fourlis J.
6-23-67-5
Bogdan A.
Cengiz B.
7-56-3
Grabher J.
Rakhimova K.
6-36-1
Wang Q.
Papamichail D.
6-16-1
Melnikova M.
Vekic D.
6-07-65
Potapova A.
Lazaro Garcia A.
6-26-4
Q1
Fourlis J.
Maleckova J.
7-56-3
Tsurenko L.
Mcnally C.
6-36-2
Bogdan A.
Sonmez Z.
6-26-1
Cengiz B.
Yuan Y.
6-16-0
Rakhimova K.
Boisson L.
6-16-2
Grabher J.
Tikhonova A.
6-36-3
Wang Q.
Aksu A.
6-06-2
Papamichail D.
Bonaventure Y.
6-47-63
Vekic D.
Han X.
6-36-1
Melnikova M.
Zakharova A.
7-56-4
Potapova A.
Herdzelas D.
6-16-736-2
Lazaro Garcia A.
Stevanovic N.
6-36-2