Sara Errani vs Victoria Azarenka — Moscow Round of 32

Moscow · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2008
hard
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Errani S.
1-6 6-4 6-3
Azarenka V.
Errani S.
1662
Azarenka V.
6431

Sara Errani defeated Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-4 6-3 in the Moscow round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Sara Errani narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-10TorontoR16hardSara Errani7-5 6-3
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsRRhardVictoria Azarenka7-6(4) 6-2
2013-05-13RomeSFclayVictoria Azarenka6-0 7-5
2013-02-11DohaQFhardVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-2
2011-05-09RomeR32clayVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-2
2011-04-04MarbellaSFclayVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-1
2009-01-05BrisbaneSFhardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-1
2008-04-07Amelia IslandR64clayVictoria Azarenka3-6 7-5 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Errani 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
Errani S.Azarenka V.
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
55%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
58%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Errani S.Azarenka V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
91
Break points saved·Dominant
8
94
Break points won·Even
98
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
77

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
Jankovic J.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Zvonareva V.
Safina D.
6-27-65
Jankovic J.
Dementieva E.
0-66-16-0
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Pennetta F.
7-666-3
Zvonareva V.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-47-5
Dementieva E.
Petrova N.
6-44-67-66
R16
Petrova N.
Wozniacki C.
6-43-2
Pennetta F.
Makarova K.
3-66-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-0
Safina D.
Mauresmo A.
6-726-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
7-606-1
Cibulkova D.
Ivanovic A.
3-66-27-64
Jankovic J.
Dushevina V.
6-766-36-2
Dementieva E.
Srebotnik K.
6-34-67-62
R32
Makarova K.
Vesnina E.
7-647-61
Cibulkova D.
Bartoli M.
6-14-1
Pennetta F.
Williams V.
6-42-66-4
Srebotnik K.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-1
Petrova N.
Lapushchenkova A.
6-26-1
Zvonareva V.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Chakvetadze A.
2-66-16-4
Hantuchova D.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Li N.
6-47-5
Errani S.
Azarenka V.
1-66-46-3
Mauresmo A.
Cornet A.
6-736-36-4
Dushevina V.
Vaidisova N.
6-13-66-3