Zi Yan vs Vera Dushevina — Doha Round of 64
Doha · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008 ·
hard
Yan Z.6-2 4-6 6-2
Dushevina V.
Yan Z.
6462
Dushevina V.
2621
Zi Yan defeated Vera Dushevina 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Dushevina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Zi Yan had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Zi Yan claimed a first win over Vera Dushevina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Zi Yan closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–2.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-16 | Dubai | R64 | hard | Vera Dushevina | 2-6 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
56%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
40%
44%
Service points won·Even
50%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
49
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
47
27
Break points won·Slight edge
67
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
35
Tiebreaks·
—
60
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast