Garbine Muguruza vs Belinda Bencic — Tokyo Round of 32
Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 September 2018 ·
hard
#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Muguruza G.6-2 6-4
Bencic B.
Muguruza G.
662
Bencic B.
240
Garbine Muguruza defeated Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Garbine Muguruza claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Garbine Muguruza dropped just 6 games past Belinda Bencic.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-09 | Adelaide 2 | R32 | hard | Belinda Bencic | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2022-08-08 | Toronto | R16 | hard | Belinda Bencic | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2015-09-21 | Tokyo | QF | hard | Belinda Bencic | 7-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
83
90
Break points saved·Even
80
84
Break points won·Even
97
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
81
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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90
Bencic B.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast