Vera Zvonareva vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — WTA Tour Championships Round Robin
WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Round Robin
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 November 2008 ·
carpet
Zvonareva V.6-2 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Zvonareva V.
662
Kuznetsova S.
230
Vera Zvonareva defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 6-3 in the WTA Tour Championships round robin on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 8–3, defending last year's round-robin. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.
Key context
- Match story: Vera Zvonareva dropped just 5 games past Svetlana Kuznetsova.
Head to head
3–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-01-09 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2006-10-09 | Moscow | R16 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2006-03-20 | Miami | R64 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2005-10-10 | Moscow | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3-6 7-5 6-2 |
| 2004-11-10 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2004-07-26 | San Diego | R16 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2004-06-14 | Eastbourne | SF | grass | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3-6 7-6 6-1 |
| 2004-01-05 | Gold Coast | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2003-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 3-6 7-6 6-4 |
| 2001-04-16 | Cagliari 10K | QF | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2000-10-30 | Minsk 10K | R32 | carpet | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 5-3 4-2 4-5(4) 4-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
59
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
27
43
Break points won·Even
93
97
Deciding sets·Even
85
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
35
84
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
85
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Zvonareva V.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About