R32 Australian Open 2021

Donna Vekic #33 def. Kaia Kanepi #65

5-7 7-6(2) 6-4

Donna Vekic defeated Kaia Kanepi 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4 in the 2021 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatDonna VekicKaia Kanepi
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
47
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.8%56.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.2%65.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.5%53.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
42.9%76.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.7%60.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
23.5%57.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
39.8%38.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.0+3.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-3.5-5.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldDonna VekicKaia Kanepi
Country CRO EST
Birth dateJun 28, 1996Jun 10, 1985
Age2435
Height179 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3365
Ranking points (entering)1,8801,108
Elo (entering)1,6981,825
Current career W-L244–242264–236
Current career earnings$11,310,796$8,492,308
Pre-match H2H
Donna Vekic #33 1 – 0 Kaia Kanepi #65

Path

Donna Vekic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nadia Podoroska #456-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2021R64
Yafan Wang #984-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128

Donna Vekic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jennifer Brady #241-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2021R16

Kaia Kanepi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sofia Kenin #46-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2021R64
Anastasija Sevastova #536-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128