Sybille Bammer vs Svetlana KuznetsovaDoha Round of 16

Doha · WTA · Round of 16
46 yrs · 174 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008
hard
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Bammer S.
6-3 7-6
Kuznetsova S.
Bammer S.
67102
Kuznetsova S.
368

Sybille Bammer defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 7-6 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's final. Sybille Bammer claimed a first win over Svetlana Kuznetsova in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-15ZurichR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova2-6 6-4 7-5
2007-05-07BerlinR32grassSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 7-5
2007-03-05Indian WellsSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-7(5) 6-4 6-1
2006-05-08BerlinR16grassSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Bammer S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bammer 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
68%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
43
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
66
81
Break points won·Clear edge
68
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
85
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 36%

Draw