R32 Birmingham 2008

Sunitha Rao #160 def. Naomi Cavaday #196

4-6 6-3 6-1

Sunitha Rao defeated Naomi Cavaday 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the 2008 Birmingham round of 32 on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSunitha RaoNaomi Cavaday
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
53
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
23
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
80.5%58.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.7%53.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.1%47.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.1%50.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
49.4%37.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.0%44.0%
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.
+6.4-5.1
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.
+5.1-6.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSunitha RaoNaomi Cavaday
Country IND GBR
Birth dateOct 27, 1985Apr 24, 1989
Age2219
Height170 cm170 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)160196
Ranking points (entering)199146
Elo (entering)1,4591,503
Current career W-L6–114–7
Current career earnings$238,224$213,061
Pre-match H2H
Sunitha Rao #160 0 0 Naomi Cavaday #196

Path

Sunitha Rao's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Kvitova #607-6(8) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 11, 2008R64

Sunitha Rao's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alona Bondarenko #296-3 5-7 1-6LH2HMatch dataJun 13, 2008R16

Naomi Cavaday's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jill Craybas #756-0 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 11, 2008R64