Maria Kirilenko vs Meilen Tu — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2008 ·
hard
Kirilenko M.6-4 4-6 6-3
Tu M.
Kirilenko M.
6462
Tu M.
4631
Maria Kirilenko defeated Meilen Tu 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Meilen Tu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Maria Kirilenko had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Maria Kirilenko claimed a first win over Meilen Tu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Kirilenko closed it out in three sets, 6–4 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-05-12 | Rome | Q32 | clay | Meilen Tu | 7-6(1) 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
55%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
48%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 3). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
56
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
32
52
Break points won·Clear edge
80
67
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
62
Tiebreaks·
70
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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