Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Venus Williams — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2004
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Kuznetsova S.
6-2 6-3
Williams V.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Williams V.
23–

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Venus Williams 6-2 6-3 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, but Svetlana Kuznetsova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-3 5-7 6-3
2017-03-20MiamiR16hardVenus Williams6-3 7-6(4)
2016-09-26WuhanR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-2
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetVenus Williams6-2 6-7(3) 6-4
2008-03-24MiamiQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-4
2007-06-25WimbledonQFgrassVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2007-04-30WarsawQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 6-3 6-4
2006-05-01WarsawQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-2
2004-04-26WarsawFclayVenus Williams6-1 6-4
2003-01-13Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

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
Kuznetsova S.Williams V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
54
Break points saved·Even
81
83
Break points won·Slight edge
89
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
30
Tiebreaks·Even
82
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kuznetsova S.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
32°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Kuznetsova S.
7-636-3
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Sugiyama A.
6-07-5
Henin J.
Shaughnessy M.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Williams V.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-3
Shaughnessy M.
Myskina A.
7-624-66-3
Henin J.
Martinez C.
6-16-0
R16
Martinez C.
Camerin M.
6-26-2
Henin J.
Sfar S.
6-17-5
Myskina A.
Serna M.
6-16-4
Shaughnessy M.
Mandula P.
7-616-4
Sugiyama A.
Pratt N.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Barna A.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Molik A.
6-36-4
Daniilidou E.
Capriati J.
6-47-62
R32
Barna A.
Maleeva M.
2-66-47-5
Molik A.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-636-2
Sugiyama A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-26-3
Mandula P.
Dokic J.
6-16-2
Shaughnessy M.
Kapros A.
6-16-2
Serna M.
Dushevina V.
6-46-4
Camerin M.
Likhovtseva E.
5-76-16-0
Pratt N.
Zheng J.
7-57-5
Daniilidou E.
Pisnik T.
3-66-36-2
Martinez C.
Jugic Salkic M.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Schiavone F.
6-46-4
Sfar S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-24-0