Elena Bovina vs Shinobu Asagoe — Doha Round of 32
Doha · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2005 ·
hard
Bovina E.7-5 7-6
Asagoe S.
Bovina E.
772
Asagoe S.
560
Elena Bovina defeated Shinobu Asagoe 7-5 7-6 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shinobu Asagoe came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Elena Bovina had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Elena Bovina claimed a first win over Shinobu Asagoe in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Bovina edged Shinobu Asagoe in two tight sets (7–5 7–6).
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-06-09 | Birmingham | R32 | grass | Shinobu Asagoe | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2001-08-13 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Shinobu Asagoe | 6-7 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
39%
41%
Service points won·Even
53%
53%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
48%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast