Elena Dementieva vs Gisela Dulko — Luxembourg Round of 16

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 16
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008 ·
hard
ARG
Gisela Dulko
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWLLWL
Dementieva E.
6-2 6-2
Dulko G.
Dementieva E.
662
Dulko G.
220

Elena Dementieva defeated Gisela Dulko 6-2 6-2 in the Luxembourg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Gisela Dulko came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Elena Dementieva had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-06-23WimbledonR32grassElena Dementieva7-6 7-5
2005-05-09RomeR32clayGisela Dulko7-5 6-4
2004-08-02MontrealR32hardGisela Dulko6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
Dementieva E.Dulko G.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (175 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dementieva E.Dulko G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
48
Break points saved·Dominant
67
34
Break points won·Clear edge
93
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
89
69
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
71
48

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw