Nathalie Dechy vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Gold Coast Quarter-final

Gold Coast · WTA · Quarter-final
FRA
Nathalie Dechy
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2004
hard
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Dechy N.
7-6 6-4
Kuznetsova S.
Dechy N.
7762
Kuznetsova S.
654–

Nathalie Dechy defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 6-4 in the Gold Coast quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Nathalie Dechy narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-02-18DohaR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-5 7-5
2008-01-14Australian OpenR128hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-1
2005-10-17ZurichR32hardNathalie Dechy6-4 4-6 7-6(3)
2005-06-13EastbourneQFgrassSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Dechy N.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

Serve advantage — Kuznetsova S.

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
Dechy N.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (125 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dechy N.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
66
81
Break points won·Dominant
64
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
82

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

Draw

Final
Sugiyama A.
Petrova N.
1-66-16-4
Semi-finals
Petrova N.
Dechy N.
7-616-4
Sugiyama A.
Stosur S.
7-53-66-3
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Maleeva M.
4-67-646-3
Petrova N.
Safina D.
6-16-4
Dechy N.
Kuznetsova S.
7-656-4
Stosur S.
Serna M.
7-617-5
R16
Dechy N.
Schnyder P.
W/O
Petrova N.
Pratt N.
6-26-2
Safina D.
Martinez C.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Zvonareva V.
1-66-36-2
Maleeva M.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
7-56-4
Sugiyama A.
Loit E.
6-36-2
Stosur S.
Sprem K.
7-56-4
Serna M.
Kapros A.
2-66-06-4
R32
Schnyder P.
Jankovic J.
6-46-0
Serna M.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Schiavone F.
3-66-26-3
Loit E.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-3
Pratt N.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-766-17-5
Safina D.
Cohen Aloro S.
3-66-46-2
Martinez C.
Sun T.
6-36-2
Zvonareva V.
Schett B.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-46-1
Dechy N.
Srebotnik K.
6-46-1
Kapros A.
Pisnik T.
4-66-26-0
Sprem K.
Farina Elia S.
7-56-2
Stosur S.
Shaughnessy M.
7-636-3
Maleeva M.
Chladkova D.
6-16-1