Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Vera Dushevina — Moscow Quarter-final

Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2007
hard
RUS
Vera Dushevina
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Kuznetsova S.
6-2 6-2
Dushevina V.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Dushevina V.
22–

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Vera Dushevina 6-2 6-2 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Svetlana Kuznetsova extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-01-17Australian OpenR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-2
2004-04-26WarsawR16claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Dushevina V.

Dushevina V.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Dushevina V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Dushevina V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
27
Break points saved·Dominant
81
48
Break points won·Clear edge
89
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
29
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
61

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Williams S.
5-76-16-1
Semi-finals
Dementieva E.
Safina D.
6-16-0
Williams S.
Kuznetsova S.
7-626-1
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Zvonareva V.
6-23-66-3
Dementieva E.
Azarenka V.
7-646-2
Kuznetsova S.
Dushevina V.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Vaidisova N.
6-47-67
R16
Zvonareva V.
Radwanska A.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Schnyder P.
6-36-4
Vaidisova N.
Vesnina E.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Perebiynis T.
7-56-4
Dushevina V.
Bartoli M.
2-66-06-4
Kuznetsova S.
Dulko G.
3-66-26-4
Azarenka V.
Sharapova M.
7-696-2
Safina D.
Chakvetadze A.
7-666-2
R32
Dulko G.
Mirza S.
6-36-4
Perebiynis T.
Krajicek M.
6-41-67-5
Bartoli M.
Bondarenko A.
6-27-5
Dushevina V.
Daniilidou E.
7-56-1
Vesnina E.
Gagliardi E.
6-26-4
Safina D.
Muller M.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Loit E.
6-46-1
Dementieva E.
Molik A.
6-24-66-3
Azarenka V.
Bammer S.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Mauresmo A.
4-66-36-4
Vaidisova N.
Shvedova Y.
7-636-3
Radwanska A.
Kirilenko M.
6-44-66-1