Nathalie Dechy vs Kim Clijsters — Indian Wells Round of 64
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2002 ·
hard
Dechy N.6-2 7-5
Clijsters K.
Dechy N.
672
Clijsters K.
250
Nathalie Dechy defeated Kim Clijsters 6-2 7-5 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's final, but Nathalie Dechy had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Nathalie Dechy claimed a first win over Kim Clijsters in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Nathalie Dechy closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-09-26 | Luxembourg | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2005-03-23 | Miami | R32 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2003-03-05 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
| 1999-10-18 | Bratislava | SF | hard | Kim Clijsters | 6-7 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (132 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
46
77
Break points saved·Dominant
43
76
Break points won·Clear edge
70
86
Deciding sets·Clear edge
62
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
45
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast