Despina Papamichail vs Anastasia Zakharova — Palermo Qualifying Round 1

Palermo · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Despina Papamichail
GRE
Despina Papamichail
#167WTA
1475ELO
1447Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2022
clay
Anastasia Zakharova
RUS
Anastasia Zakharova
#101WTA
1742ELO
1595Clay ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLLLW
Papamichail D.
6-4 6-4
Zakharova A.
Papamichail D.
662
Zakharova A.
44–

Despina Papamichail defeated Anastasia Zakharova 6-4 6-4 in the Palermo qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Zakharova came in ranked #101.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Papamichail D.serving41% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Zakharova A.

Zakharova A.serving41% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Papamichail D.

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
Papamichail D.Zakharova A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
52%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 162). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Papamichail D.Zakharova A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
34
55
Break points saved·Dominant
16
47
Break points won·Slight edge
92
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
59
67
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
60
84

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

Freshness

Recent load
Papamichail D.Zakharova A.
Freshness·Slight edge
90
100

Papamichail D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d) · Zakharova A.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Bassols Ribera M.
Papamichail D.
6-26-1
Muhammad A.
Chirico L.
W/O
Avanesyan E.
Alves C.
6-37-5
Masarova R.
Fourlis J.
5-76-36-4
Jeanjean L.
Grabher J.
6-43-66-2
Paoletti M.
Tikhonova A.
6-36-4
Q1
Bassols Ribera M.
Spiteri D.
6-26-3
Papamichail D.
Zakharova A.
6-46-4
Chirico L.
Ce G.
6-36-3
Muhammad A.
Pigato L.
7-656-2
Avanesyan E.
Brancaccio N.
6-47-5
Alves C.
Di Lorenzo F.
7-52-66-4
Masarova R.
Mendez S.
6-42-66-3
Fourlis J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-1
Grabher J.
Podoroska N.
6-46-1
Jeanjean L.
Jacquemot E.
6-46-3
Paoletti M.
Lee G.
7-56-2
Tikhonova A.
Di Sarra F.
2-67-56-3