Ekaterina Bychkova vs Klara KoukalovaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
41 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2006 ·
hard
44 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bychkova E.
6-1 5-7 6-2
Koukalova K.
Bychkova E.
6562
Koukalova K.
1721

Ekaterina Bychkova defeated Klara Koukalova 6-1 5-7 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Klara Koukalova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Ekaterina Bychkova claimed a first win over Klara Koukalova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ekaterina Bychkova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-02-11Vina Del MarR32clayKlara Koukalova7-6 2-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
52%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Even
55%
53%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.7
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
30
39
Break points saved·Dominant
50
22
Break points won·Slight edge
63
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
27
58
Tiebreaks·Dominant
31
59

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