Vera Zvonareva vs Svetlana KuznetsovaMoscow Round of 16

Moscow · WTA · Round of 16
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2006
hard
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Zvonareva V.
6-1 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Zvonareva V.
662
Kuznetsova S.
13

Vera Zvonareva defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-1 6-3 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-01-09SydneyR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-2
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetVera Zvonareva6-2 6-3
2006-03-20MiamiR64hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-2
2005-10-10MoscowR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 7-5 6-2
2004-11-10WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-4
2004-07-26San DiegoR16hardVera Zvonareva6-2 6-3
2004-06-14EastbourneSFgrassSvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 7-6(2) 6-1
2004-01-05Gold CoastR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova1-6 6-3 6-2
2003-03-05Indian WellsR32hardVera Zvonareva3-6 7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

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
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
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 (199 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
76
79
Break points saved·Even
79
81
Break points won·Slight edge
94
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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