Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Shahar PeerSydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 7 January 2008
hard
39 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kuznetsova S.
6-3 6-4
Peer S.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Peer S.
34

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Shahar Peer 6-3 6-4 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shahar Peer came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's quarter-final, but Svetlana Kuznetsova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-02-21DohaR32hardShahar Peer6-2 6-4
2010-05-10MadridR64clayShahar Peer6-3 2-6 6-0
2009-08-31US OpenR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-5 6-1
2008-03-24MiamiR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(4) 6-3
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR16claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-3
2007-03-19MiamiR16hardShahar Peer6-4 4-6 6-3
2007-01-15Australian OpenR16hardShahar Peer6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Peer S.

Peer S.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
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
39
Break points saved·Dominant
81
34
Break points won·Clear edge
89
73
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
62
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
68

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast