Kaia Kanepi vs Donna Vekic — Paris 125 Quarter-final

Paris 125 · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2022
clay
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1754Clay ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kanepi K.
3-6 6-4 6-1
Vekic D.
Kanepi K.
3662
Vekic D.
6411

Kaia Kanepi defeated Donna Vekic 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the Paris 125 quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Kaia Kanepi claimed a first win over Donna Vekic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR32hardDonna Vekic5-7 7-6(2) 6-4
2019-08-26US OpenR64hardDonna Vekic7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

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
Kanepi K.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Even
56%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
86
Break points won·Clear edge
70
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
57
77
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
15
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kanepi K.Vekic D.
Freshness·
—
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Semi-finals
Liu C.
Kanepi K.
6-42-66-0
Haddad Maia B.
Bogdan A.
5-76-36-1
Quarter-finals
Kanepi K.
Vekic D.
3-66-46-1
Liu C.
Gracheva V.
6-47-5
Haddad Maia B.
Jacquemot E.
4-66-16-4
Bogdan A.
Frech M.
6-26-4
R16
Kanepi K.
Fruhvirtova L.
7-646-4
Vekic D.
Zuger J.
6-16-4
Gracheva V.
Jang S.
6-45-77-5
Liu C.
Gasanova A.
6-46-4
Jacquemot E.
Kalinskaya A.
7-56-0
Haddad Maia B.
Baptiste H.
3-66-36-2
Frech M.
Parry D.
6-13-67-66
Bogdan A.
Linette M.
7-646-0
R32
Parry D.
Inglis M.
6-16-4
Fruhvirtova L.
Mchale C.
6-16-2
Vekic D.
Potapova A.
6-26-4
Gracheva V.
Gaillard D.
6-06-0
Jang S.
Paquet C.
6-46-1
Gasanova A.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-36-4
Liu C.
Yastremska D.
6-16-3
Kalinskaya A.
Partaud M.
6-26-1
Jacquemot E.
Hartono A.
6-16-1
Baptiste H.
Zakharova A.
7-656-4
Haddad Maia B.
Saville D.
7-56-737-64
Frech M.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-4
Bogdan A.
Ferro F.
6-37-5
Linette M.
Janicijevic S.
6-43-67-5
Zuger J.
Stefanini L.
6-12-2
Kanepi K.
Rakhimova K.
6-46-2