Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Michelle Larcher De BritoMontreal Round of 16

Montreal · WTA · Round of 16
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2008
hard
33 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kuznetsova S.
7-5 2-6 6-4
Larcher De Brito M.
Kuznetsova S.
7262
Larcher De Brito M.
5641

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Michelle Larcher De Brito 7-5 2-6 6-4 in the Montreal round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michelle Larcher De Brito came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Svetlana Kuznetsova claimed a first win over Michelle Larcher De Brito in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-23WimbledonR128grassMichelle Larcher De Brito3-6 6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Larcher De Brito M.

Larcher De Brito M.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 73). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
44
Break points saved·Dominant
81
43
Break points won·Dominant
89
60
Deciding sets·Even
85
81
Tiebreaks·
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw