Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Nathalie Dechy — Doha Round of 32

Doha · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008
hard
FRA
Nathalie Dechy
47 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Kuznetsova S.
7-5 7-5
Dechy N.
Kuznetsova S.
772
Dechy N.
55–

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Nathalie Dechy 7-5 7-5 in the Doha round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in defending last year's final. Svetlana Kuznetsova extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-01-14Australian OpenR128hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-1
2005-10-17ZurichR32hardNathalie Dechy6-4 4-6 7-6(3)
2005-06-13EastbourneQFgrassSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 7-5
2004-01-05Gold CoastQFhardNathalie Dechy7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Dechy N.

Dechy N.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Serve advantage — Kuznetsova S.

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.Dechy N.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
41%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 38). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Dechy N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
66
Break points won·Dominant
89
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
47

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

Final
Sharapova M.
Zvonareva V.
6-12-66-0
Semi-finals
Zvonareva V.
Li N.
3-66-36-3
Sharapova M.
Radwanska A.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Radwanska A.
Cibulkova D.
6-46-716-4
Li N.
Jankovic J.
6-36-4
Sharapova M.
Wozniacki C.
6-06-1
Zvonareva V.
Bammer S.
2-66-26-0
R16
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
W/O
Sharapova M.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Medina Garrigues A.
3-67-636-3
Li N.
Peer S.
6-16-3
Jankovic J.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-2
Zvonareva V.
Safina D.
7-56-3
Bammer S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-37-68
Cibulkova D.
Williams V.
6-36-3
R32
Medina Garrigues A.
Kirilenko M.
2-67-56-1
Tanasugarn T.
Mauresmo A.
7-677-5
Sharapova M.
Voskoboeva G.
6-44-66-1
Zvonareva V.
Schiavone F.
2-66-36-4
Williams V.
Knapp K.
6-26-3
Safina D.
Yan Z.
6-26-1
Kuznetsova S.
Dechy N.
7-57-5
Cibulkova D.
Schnyder P.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Garbin T.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Jankovic J.
Shvedova Y.
6-13-66-3
Bammer S.
Niculescu M.
3-67-56-4
Sugiyama A.
Morita A.
4-66-46-0
Peer S.
Razzano V.
6-17-63
Li N.
Chakvetadze A.
7-676-4
Wozniacki C.
Bartoli M.
6-26-3
R64
Medina Garrigues A.
Petrova N.
6-21-2
Knapp K.
Goerges J.
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.
Safarova L.
6-46-3
Schnyder P.
Paszek T.
6-46-0
Radwanska A.
Morigami A.
7-56-0
Garbin T.
Radwanska U.
6-27-5
Govortsova O.
Mirza S.
4-67-653-2
Li N.
Likhovtseva E.
6-10-66-4
Peer S.
Klepac A.
6-36-4
Sugiyama A.
Szavay A.
7-636-0
Morita A.
Vesnina E.
6-36-4
Shvedova Y.
Zheng J.
6-44-66-1
Zvonareva V.
Rodionova A.
6-06-3
Yan Z.
Dushevina V.
6-24-66-2
Safina D.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-4
Bammer S.
Nakamura A.
6-16-3
Niculescu M.
Ditty J.
6-16-4
Dechy N.
Peng S.
1-66-46-1
Wozniacki C.
Chan Y.
3-66-26-3
Kirilenko M.
Makarova K.
6-35-76-0
Mauresmo A.
Lisicki S.
7-626-3
Tanasugarn T.
Kerber A.
7-636-4
Voskoboeva G.
Daniilidou E.
6-17-66
Razzano V.
Sun T.
6-757-626-3