Victoria Azarenka vs Gisela Dulko — Estoril Quarter-final

Estoril · WTA · Quarter-final
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 April 2007
clay
ARG
Gisela Dulko
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Azarenka V.
6-1 6-2
Dulko G.
Azarenka V.
662
Dulko G.
12–

Victoria Azarenka defeated Gisela Dulko 6-1 6-2 in the Estoril quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gisela Dulko came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-29US OpenR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-3
2010-08-30US OpenR64hardGisela Dulko5-1 RET
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayGisela Dulko6-1 6-2
2009-04-27StuttgartR16clayGisela Dulko6-4 6-3
2008-05-05BerlinR16grassVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dulko G.

Dulko G.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Azarenka 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
Azarenka V.Dulko G.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.3
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 186). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Dulko G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
47
Break points saved·Dominant
94
65
Break points won·Dominant
99
68
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
64
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
50

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

Draw

Final
Arn G.
Azarenka V.
2-66-17-63
Semi-finals
Arn G.
Llagostera Vives N.
7-606-2
Azarenka V.
Safarova L.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Llagostera Vives N.
Bartoli M.
6-23-1
Azarenka V.
Dulko G.
6-16-2
Safarova L.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-3
Arn G.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-2
R16
Arvidsson S.
Puchkova O.
6-01-0
Dominguez Lino L.
Brianti A.
6-16-1
Azarenka V.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Dulko G.
Pennetta F.
6-33-66-1
Safarova L.
Yakimova A.
6-32-66-2
Bartoli M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-36-3
Arn G.
Wozniacki C.
6-23-66-3
Llagostera Vives N.
Ozegovic N.
6-36-0
R32
Puchkova O.
Rodionova A.
6-34-67-65
Brianti A.
Daniilidou E.
6-43-1
Yakimova A.
Strycova B.
2-66-46-3
Pennetta F.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-1
Safarova L.
Rezai A.
7-657-5
Dominguez Lino L.
Sucha M.
7-56-1
Bartoli M.
Silva N.
6-26-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Pin C.
6-47-64
Llagostera Vives N.
Nogueira A.
6-17-62
Ozegovic N.
Kirilenko M.
6-33-67-5
Wozniacki C.
Muller M.
6-46-0
Arn G.
Pous Tio L.
6-26-2
Arvidsson S.
Piedade F.
6-06-0
Azarenka V.
Razzano V.
7-6147-5
Dulko G.
Schruff J.
6-11-66-1
Schiavone F.
Lisjak I.
6-17-5