Iveta Benesova vs Vera Dushevina — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009 ·
hard
Benesova I.6-4 0-6 6-2
Dushevina V.
Benesova I.
6062
Dushevina V.
4621
Iveta Benesova defeated Vera Dushevina 6-4 0-6 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Dushevina came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Iveta Benesova claimed a first win over Vera Dushevina in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Iveta Benesova closed it out in three sets, 6–4 0–6 6–2.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-28 | Stockholm | QF | hard | Vera Dushevina | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2007-09-17 | Portoroz | R16 | hard | Vera Dushevina | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2005-02-07 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Vera Dushevina | 6-4 2-6 6-3 |
| 2003-08-04 | Helsinki | R32 | clay | Vera Dushevina | 6-4 6-7 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
41%
44%
Service points won·Even
51%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
45%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.4
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (5 vs 153). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast