Mara Santangelo vs Anastasia RodionovaLos Angeles Round of 64

Los Angeles · WTA · Round of 64
45 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2007 ·
hard
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Santangelo M.
6-1 7-6
Rodionova A.
Santangelo M.
672
Rodionova A.
160

Mara Santangelo defeated Anastasia Rodionova 6-1 7-6 in the Los Angeles round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Rodionova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Mara Santangelo had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Mara Santangelo claimed a first win over Anastasia Rodionova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Mara Santangelo came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-09-08Denain 75KR32clayAnastasia Rodionova6-4 0-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
53%
Return points won·Even
41%
42%
Break points saved·Even
52%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (56 vs 193). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
45
25
Break points saved·Clear edge
52
28
Break points won·Slight edge
60
68
Deciding sets·Clear edge
48
29
Tiebreaks·Dominant
62
36

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

Draw