Kim Clijsters vs Anastasia Myskina — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2003
hard
RUS
Anastasia Myskina
45 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Clijsters K.
6-2 6-4
Myskina A.
Clijsters K.
662
Myskina A.
24–

Kim Clijsters defeated Anastasia Myskina 6-2 6-4 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's semi-final. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-08-15TorontoSFhardKim Clijsters6-4 6-1
2005-03-23MiamiR16hardKim Clijsters6-3 6-4
2004-01-19Australian OpenQFhardKim Clijsters6-2 7-6(9)
2003-09-22LeipzigSFcarpetAnastasia Myskina5-7 4-4 RET
2003-05-12RomeQFclayKim Clijsters6-2 6-2
2002-10-07FilderstadtR32hardKim Clijsters6-4 6-2
2002-09-23LeipzigSFcarpetAnastasia Myskina6-4 5-7 7-6(3)
2000-06-26WimbledonR64grassAnastasia Myskina6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Clijsters K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Myskina A.

Myskina A.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Clijsters K.Myskina A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 75). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clijsters K.Myskina A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
66
Break points won·Clear edge
82
63
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
58
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
66
58

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°CPartly cloudy
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 19%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Williams V.
7-643-66-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Clijsters K.
4-66-37-5
Williams V.
Henin J.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Shaughnessy M.
6-26-2
Clijsters K.
Myskina A.
6-26-4
Henin J.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-2
Williams V.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-3
R16
Shaughnessy M.
Bovina E.
5-76-26-4
Williams S.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Pratt N.
6-36-2
Henin J.
Davenport L.
7-55-79-7
Ruano Pascual V.
Chladkova D.
6-36-3
Clijsters K.
Coetzer A.
6-36-1
Hantuchova D.
Schnyder P.
7-56-3
Myskina A.
Rubin C.
4-66-46-1
R32
Schnyder P.
Petrova N.
6-24-66-3
Chladkova D.
Dominikovic E.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Barna A.
6-16-4
Davenport L.
Panova T.
6-26-1
Henin J.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-0
Myskina A.
Fernandez C.
6-33-66-3
Coetzer A.
Smashnova A.
6-06-2
Clijsters K.
Poutchek T.
6-26-1
Shaughnessy M.
Koukalova K.
6-16-3
Bovina E.
Maleeva M.
7-54-67-5
Daniilidou E.
Dechy N.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-1
Rubin C.
Schwartz B.
6-36-2
Pratt N.
Suarez P.
7-56-4
Hantuchova D.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Weingartner M.
6-14-66-4
R64
Smashnova A.
Matevzic M.
5-1
Suarez P.
Garbin T.
6-03-0
Hantuchova D.
Serra Zanetti A.
7-667-63
Koukalova K.
Seles M.
6-767-56-3
Davenport L.
Tulyaganova I.
6-776-47-5
Dechy N.
Bedanova D.
6-36-3
Schwartz B.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-16-2
Panova T.
Morigami A.
3-67-56-4
Pratt N.
Farina Elia S.
6-36-2
Clijsters K.
Mandula P.
6-06-0
Daniilidou E.
Frazier A.
6-16-2
Rubin C.
Pierce M.
0-66-46-2
Schnyder P.
Marrero M.
6-36-1
Williams S.
Callens E.
6-46-0
Maleeva M.
Cho Y.
2-66-46-1
Tanasugarn T.
Jidkova A.
6-23-66-3
Srebotnik K.
Razzano V.
6-16-746-3
Henin J.
Kournikova A.
6-06-1
Petrova N.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-4
Myskina A.
Gagliardi E.
5-76-26-0
Stosur S.
Webb V.
6-46-1
Poutchek T.
Torrens Valero C.
2-66-46-4
Weingartner M.
Foretz Gacon S.
3-66-16-2
Shaughnessy M.
Cervanova L.
6-16-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Husarova J.
5-77-56-0
Coetzer A.
Jankovic J.
6-24-66-4
Dominikovic E.
Kremer A.
6-16-4
Chladkova D.
Stevenson A.
6-26-2
Barna A.
Raymond L.
6-36-1
Fernandez C.
Serna M.
6-36-4
Bovina E.
Grande R.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Cargill A.
6-36-0
R128
Gagliardi E.
Mikaelian M.
6-12-0
Tulyaganova I.
Molik A.
3-66-4
Poutchek T.
Pisnik T.
6-36-0
Mandula P.
Talaja S.
7-56-1
Clijsters K.
Reeves S.
6-26-1
Seles M.
Kurhajcova L.
6-06-1
Koukalova K.
Sharapova M.
6-47-66
Cervanova L.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-626-2
Barna A.
Schiavone F.
5-76-16-3
Smashnova A.
Tu M.
6-44-66-2
Rubin C.
Czink M.
6-47-5
Callens E.
Sucha M.
6-06-2
Pratt N.
Washington M.
6-17-65
Williams S.
Loit E.
3-67-657-5
Cargill A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-2
Pierce M.
Wartusch P.
6-16-4
Serra Zanetti A.
Muller M.
7-656-0
Farina Elia S.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Schwartz B.
Dementieva E.
5-76-46-2
Fernandez C.
Szili A.
6-17-5
Daniilidou E.
Irvin M.
7-666-3
Matevzic M.
Dellacqua C.
6-766-26-2
Jankovic J.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-3
Serna M.
Carlsson A.
6-43-67-5
Coetzer A.
Schett B.
6-46-3
Shaughnessy M.
Llagostera Vives N.
4-66-36-3
Williams V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Kulikovskaya E.
4-66-16-0
Schnyder P.
Prakusya W.
6-36-1
Garbin T.
Mcquillan R.
6-47-63
Tanasugarn T.
Drake M.
6-06-2
Grande R.
Kapros A.
6-06-1
Torrens Valero C.
Majoli I.
6-34-66-4
Bovina E.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-1
Jidkova A.
Granville L.
2-66-46-0
Myskina A.
Fislova E.
7-56-3
Henin J.
Casanova M.
6-36-4
Kournikova A.
Nagyova H.
6-16-2
Panova T.
Roesch A.
7-623-66-2
Razzano V.
Craybas J.
7-674-66-1
Srebotnik K.
Safina D.
3-66-36-3
Marrero M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-676-1
Petrova N.
Arn G.
6-26-1
Morigami A.
Hrozenska S.
6-26-1
Davenport L.
Pin C.
6-26-1
Stevenson A.
Baltacha E.
6-16-4
Chladkova D.
Black C.
6-36-0
Serra Zanetti A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-666-4
Webb V.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
2-67-56-3
Dominikovic E.
Rittner B.
7-54-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Zuluaga F.
7-56-736-4
Kremer A.
Prusova L.
6-26-2
Husarova J.
Salerni M.
6-36-0
Ruano Pascual V.
Asagoe S.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Widjaja A.
6-34-66-2
Stosur S.
Martinez C.
6-736-36-4
Weingartner M.
Capriati J.
2-67-666-4
Dechy N.
Taylor S.
6-26-3
Bedanova D.
Benesova I.
6-35-76-4
Maleeva M.
Bartoli M.
6-46-1
Cho Y.
Dyrberg E.
6-36-3
Suarez P.
Randriantefy D.
6-46-3
Frazier A.
Martinez Granados C.
6-06-1
Raymond L.
Lee Waters L.
7-636-3