Harriet Dart in the third round of the 2022 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California, USA
Harriet Dart in the third round of the 2022 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California, USA | (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Tennis | WTA Bogota 2022 | Harriet Dart continues dream run and faces Madison Keys in the fourth round

By Ros Satar

  • Harriet Dart [8] v Elina Avanesyan

  • First Meeting
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA – Harriet Dart looks to capitalise on her Top 100 debut as she heads to the red dirt in Colombia.

 

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Harriet Dart [8] v Elina Avanesyan | H2H: First Meeting

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Although Harriet Dart couldn’t celebrate cracking the Top 100 with a win in Miami, her win over Elina Svitolina in Indian Wells was a great result and a good platform to build on. The clay is not the best of surfaces for the British 25-year-old, and she is facing Elina Avanesyan, who has won all her lower-level tour titles on the surface.

 

H2H & Match Fundamentals

Harriet Dart [8] v Elina Avanesyan H2H: First Meeting
WTA Bogota Colombia
Clay Prize Money: $2725
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Tale of the Tape – Key Stats (2022)

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H2H: Harriet Dart (WR 100) Elina Avanesyan (WR 170)
Tournament Previous Best Debut Debut
1st Serve Return Points Won % 40.4 52.6
Return Points Won % 45.7 50.8
Break Point Conversion % 49.3 63.5
Break Points Saved % 49.3 47.5
Total Points Won % 50.7 49.3

Even allowing for stats throughout the year, Dart trails Avanesyan in all bit a couple of the stats, and with clay not really being her preferred surface, this is a tough opener.

 

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Playing Styles & Prediction

With the exception of the Charleston ITF last year, where Dart reached the semi-final, it is safe to say clay can be a bit of a challenge for the Brit. Playing Avanesyan, who has come up through the junior ranks, she is up against a more accomplished player on the dirt, and she has already played ITF clay-court tournaments this year.

It feels like a tall ask for Dart to pick up her first maiden WTA main draw win on clay.

Prediction: Avanesyan in straight sets.

 

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