Irina Falconi vs Bethanie Mattek SandsHouston Round of 16

Houston · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 November 2019 ·
hard
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLW
Falconi I.
6-1 6-3
Mattek Sands B.
Falconi I.
662
Mattek Sands B.
130

Irina Falconi defeated Bethanie Mattek Sands 6-1 6-3 in the Houston round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Bethanie Mattek Sands came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Irina Falconi had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Irina Falconi claimed a first win over Bethanie Mattek Sands in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-09-13Quebec CityR32hardBethanie Mattek Sands6-4 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
47%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 51). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
32
29
Break points saved·Slight edge
20
31
Break points won·Clear edge
66
78
Deciding sets·Clear edge
40
19
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
50

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw