Elina Nepliy vs Zeel Desai — W35 Kalaburagi Round of 16

W35 Kalaburagi · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
RUS
Elina Nepliy
#468WTA
1293ELO
1263Hard ELO
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2026 ·
hard
IND
Zeel Desai
#550WTA
27 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
Nepliy E.
7-6 6-3
Desai Z.
Nepliy E.
762
Desai Z.
630

Elina Nepliy defeated Zeel Desai 7-6 6-3 in the W35 Kalaburagi round of 16 on hard.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Nepliy E.Desai Z.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
51%
50%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw