Melinda Czink vs Alona BondarenkoBrisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 32
43 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2009 ·
hard
42 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Czink M.
7-6 6-1
Bondarenko A.
Czink M.
762
Bondarenko A.
610

Melinda Czink defeated Alona Bondarenko 7-6 6-1 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alona Bondarenko came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Melinda Czink had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Melinda Czink narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

13
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-05-08PragueR16clayAlona Bondarenko2-6 6-0 6-2
2006-02-13BangaloreQFhardMelinda Czink6-2 6-7 7-6
2005-02-07HyderabadR16hardAlona Bondarenko6-3 6-7 6-4
2004-06-28Orbetello 75KSFclayAlona Bondarenko6-1 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
25
50
Break points saved·Slight edge
40
30
Break points won·Dominant
48
82
Deciding sets·Dominant
34
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
35
41

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