Kim Clijsters vs Svetlana KuznetsovaUS Open Round of 32

US Open · WTA · Round of 32
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 25 August 2003
hard
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Clijsters K.
6-3 6-2
Kuznetsova S.
Clijsters K.
662
Kuznetsova S.
32

Kim Clijsters defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-2 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 16. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-10CincinnatiR16hardKim Clijsters6-4 4-6 6-2
2006-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetKim Clijsters6-1 6-1
2006-05-01WarsawFclayKim Clijsters7-5 6-2
2005-06-13EastbourneSFgrassKim Clijsters6-4 3-6 6-4
2005-04-25WarsawSFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova2-6 6-2 6-3
2003-08-04Los AngelesQFhardKim Clijsters6-3 6-1
2002-09-16TokyoR16hardKim Clijsters6-4 0-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Clijsters K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Serve advantage — Clijsters K.

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
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
71
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
81
Break points won·Slight edge
82
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
74
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
82

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
24°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

R128
Mikaelian M.
Weingartner M.
6-36-1
Schaul C.
Smashnova A.
7-656-2
Garbin T.
Santangelo M.
4-67-666-4
Serna M.
Cho Y.
3-66-26-1
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Beygelzimer Y.
7-6107-5
Serra Zanetti A.
Foretz Gacon S.
3-67-56-4
Myskina A.
Nagyova H.
6-23-66-1
Srebotnik K.
Drake M.
0-67-626-1
Pisnik T.
Haynes A.
6-46-2
Parra Santonja A.
Koukalova K.
6-21-66-2
Schiavone F.
Fislova E.
6-46-4
Farina Elia S.
Salerni M.
6-46-1
Razzano V.
Leon Garcia G.
6-16-0
Pratt N.
Craybas J.
7-56-0
Sugiyama A.
Martinez Granados C.
6-16-0
Dementieva E.
Vaskova A.
6-26-3
Perebiynis T.
Marrero M.
6-16-4
Frazier A.
Perry S.
6-36-1
Dechy N.
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-46-4
Sharapova M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Rubin C.
6-46-4
Loit E.
Stevenson A.
6-25-76-4
Likhovtseva E.
Majoli I.
6-16-1
Sucha M.
Irvin M.
6-27-65
Zuluaga F.
Morigami A.
6-16-4
Casanova M.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-1
Suarez P.
Roesch A.
6-36-3
Sequera M.
Ondraskova Z.
6-26-1
Molik A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-646-3
Martinez C.
Taylor S.
6-36-4
Coetzer A.
Lastra G.
6-06-2
Chladkova D.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-41-66-1
Petrova N.
Castano C.
6-46-0
Raymond L.
Poutchek T.
6-37-61
Schett B.
Husarova J.
7-637-5
Capriati J.
Torrens Valero C.
6-06-1
Dokic J.
Gagliardi E.
6-46-2
Pierce M.
Gehrlein S.
6-36-2
Reeves S.
Benesova I.
6-16-1
Safina D.
Gullickson C.
7-56-2
Cervanova L.
Bovina E.
4-67-636-4
Asagoe S.
Maleeva M.
6-46-3
Henin J.
Kapros A.
7-56-3
Talaja S.
Randriantefy D.
6-36-0
Obata S.
Sun T.
6-27-5
Czink M.
Fernandez C.
3-66-17-5
Camerin M.
Bedanova D.
6-46-0
Davenport L.
Callens E.
6-16-0
Mauresmo A.
Widjaja A.
6-06-2
Cohen Aloro S.
Jidkova A.
6-26-4
Kirilenko M.
Logar T.
6-46-2
Tanasugarn T.
Grande R.
6-07-5
Vakulenko J.
Rittner B.
7-56-2
Hantuchova D.
Bartoli M.
6-36-2
Zvonareva V.
Kurhajcova L.
6-36-2
Harkleroad A.
Dushevina V.
6-46-2
Matevzic M.
Morariu C.
6-37-5
Barna A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-10-66-3
Schnyder P.
Bielik B.
6-16-4
Shaughnessy M.
Sprem K.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Pennetta F.
6-16-1
Mandula P.
Black C.
7-56-2
Granville L.
Cargill A.
6-46-0
Clijsters K.
Liu A.
6-26-3