Anastasia Potapova vs Belinda Bencic — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
AUT
Anastasia Potapova
25 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 10 March 2021 ·
hard
Belinda Bencic
SUI
Belinda Bencic
#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Potapova A.
6-1 2-6 7-5
Bencic B.
Potapova A.
6272
Bencic B.
1651

Anastasia Potapova defeated Belinda Bencic 6-1 2-6 7-5 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Anastasia Potapova claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Anastasia Potapova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 2–6 7–5.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-05TorontoR64hardBelinda Bencic6-2 6-1

Statistics

This season
Potapova A.Bencic B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (130 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Potapova A.Bencic B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
56
90
Break points saved·Dominant
35
84
Break points won·Even
94
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
89
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
16
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Potapova A.Bencic B.
Freshness·Even
92
90

Potapova A.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d) · Bencic B.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw