Melinda Czink vs Anastasia RodionovaAustralian Open Qualifying Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Qualifying Round of 128
43 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2003 ·
hard
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Czink M.
6-1 2-6 6-2
Rodionova A.
Czink M.
6262
Rodionova A.
1621

Melinda Czink defeated Anastasia Rodionova 6-1 2-6 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Rodionova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, but Melinda Czink had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Melinda Czink claimed a first win over Anastasia Rodionova in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Melinda Czink closed it out in three sets, 6–1 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-04-02CharlestonR64clayAnastasia Rodionova6-2 2-6 6-1
2007-08-12TorontoQ64hardAnastasia Rodionova6-4 2-1
2007-04-08CharlestonQ16clayAnastasia Rodionova7-5 6-2
2006-08-07Los AngelesR64hardAnastasia Rodionova4-6 6-3 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (152 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
25
25
Break points saved·Clear edge
40
28
Break points won·Clear edge
48
68
Deciding sets·Slight edge
34
29
Tiebreaks·Even
35
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw