Elena Likhovtseva vs Arantxa Sanchez Vicario — Tokyo Round of 16
Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 September 2002 ·
hard
Likhovtseva E.6-2 6-7 6-4
Sanchez Vicario A.
Likhovtseva E.
6662
Sanchez Vicario A.
2741
Elena Likhovtseva defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-2 6-7 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Arantxa Sanchez Vicario came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's final. Elena Likhovtseva narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Likhovtseva closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–4.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-16 | Charleston | R32 | clay | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1999-10-04 | Filderstadt | R32 | hard | Elena Likhovtseva | 6-1 6-4 |
| 1999-08-02 | San Diego | R32 | hard | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-2 1-6 6-4 |
| 1998-09-21 | Tokyo | R16 | hard | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-0 6-4 |
| 1996-08-26 | US Open | R32 | hard | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-1 6-0 |
| 1996-05-27 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-0 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
64%
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1st serve points won·
61%
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2nd serve points won·
45%
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Service points won·
55%
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Return points won·
45%
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Break points saved·
54%
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Aces / match·
2.0
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Double faults / match·
3.6
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast