Elena Bovina vs Rita Grande — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2003 ·
hard
Bovina E.6-1 6-2
Grande R.
Bovina E.
662
Grande R.
120
Elena Bovina defeated Rita Grande 6-1 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rita Grande came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16, but Elena Bovina had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 9 on hard. Elena Bovina narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Bovina dropped just 3 games past Rita Grande.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-26 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Rita Grande | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2002-06-10 | Birmingham | R32 | grass | Elena Bovina | 4-6 6-4 6-0 |
| 2000-07-17 | Sopot | R32 | clay | Rita Grande | 6-3 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
67%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
40%
42%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (49 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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