Vera Zvonareva vs Elena Dementieva — WTA Tour Championships Semi-final
WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 November 2008 ·
carpet
Zvonareva V.7-6 3-6 6-3
Dementieva E.
Zvonareva V.
7362
Dementieva E.
6631
Vera Zvonareva defeated Elena Dementieva 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the WTA Tour Championships semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Vera Zvonareva closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-27 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | SF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2008-05-26 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Elena Dementieva | 6-4 1-6 6-2 |
| 2008-04-14 | Charleston | SF | clay | Vera Zvonareva | 6-3 6-7 6-3 |
| 2006-08-28 | US Open | R32 | hard | Elena Dementieva | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2004-08-30 | US Open | R16 | hard | Elena Dementieva | 1-6 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
49%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 175). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
59
79
Break points saved·Dominant
30
67
Break points won·Even
91
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
81
89
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
62
71
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About