Vania King vs Natalia Vikhlyantseva — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
USA
Vania King
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018 ·
hard
RUS
Natalia Vikhlyantseva
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLW
King V.
7-6 6-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
King V.
762
Vikhlyantseva N.
630

Vania King defeated Natalia Vikhlyantseva 7-6 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Natalia Vikhlyantseva came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128. Vania King claimed a first win over Natalia Vikhlyantseva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Vania King closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-16Australian OpenR128hardNatalia Vikhlyantseva6-3 6-2

Statistics

This season
King V.Vikhlyantseva N.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
40%
44%
Service points won·Even
52%
55%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.8
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (9 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
King V.Vikhlyantseva N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
0
Break points saved·Slight edge
27
22
Break points won·Clear edge
55
34
Deciding sets·Dominant
58
6
Tiebreaks·
60
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw