Black v Likhovtseva
WTA Tour 2008
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Elena Likhovtseva takes it, 6–2 on categories
Likhovtseva wins on first-serve points won %. Black’s case rests on double faults, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2008: Black 2 matches, Likhovtseva 3 matches.
- Likhovtseva averages 1 aces a match to Black’s 0.5 — 2 times as many.
- Black averages 1.5 double faults a match to Likhovtseva’s 3.7.
- Likhovtseva averages 21 first-serve points won a match to Black’s 8 — 2.6 times as many.
- Longevity: Likhovtseva has 3 matches, Black 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Black (2 matches), Likhovtseva (3 matches) — treat the averages with care.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- 62.0First serve in %59.4
- 51.6First-serve points won %58.9
- –Break points saved %38.1
- –Return points won %39.5
- 0.51 total · best 1Acesper game13 total · best 2
- 510 total · best 6Games wonper game721 total · best 11
- –Break points converted %
Head to head
48 matches
since 19984
since 19984
- Hard · 5 matchesBlack 4Likhovtseva 1
- Clay · 2 matchesBlack 0Likhovtseva 2
- Grass · 1 matchBlack 0Likhovtseva 1
- Grand Slams · 1 matchBlack 0Likhovtseva 1
Last meetings
- 10 Feb 2003 · Doha · Round of 32 · HardLikhovtseva won 6-2 6-4
- 10 Sept 2002 · Waikoloa · Quarterfinal · HardBlack won 6-4 6-0
- 10 June 2002 · Birmingham · Round of 32 · GrassLikhovtseva won 6-2 6-4
- 13 May 2002 · Rome · Round of 64 · ClayLikhovtseva won 7-5 4-6 6-4
- 7 Jan 2001 · Hobart · Quarterfinal · HardBlack won 1-6 6-4 6-4
- 3 Jan 2000 · Auckland · Quarterfinal · HardBlack won 6-3 7-5
- 10 Aug 1998 · Boston · Quarterfinal · HardBlack won 1-6 6-1 6-2
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2008.
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