Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Alona Bondarenko — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009
hard
UKR
Alona Bondarenko
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kuznetsova S.
7-6 6-4
Bondarenko A.
Kuznetsova S.
7962
Bondarenko A.
674–

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Alona Bondarenko 7-6 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alona Bondarenko came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64, but Svetlana Kuznetsova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-05BeijingR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 4-6 6-0
2009-05-11MadridR32clayAlona Bondarenko6-3 6-2
2008-05-05BerlinR16grassAlona Bondarenko1-6 6-2 6-2
2007-04-30WarsawSFclayAlona Bondarenko6-2 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bondarenko A.

Bondarenko A.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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
Kuznetsova S.Bondarenko A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 108). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Bondarenko A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
51
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
60
Break points won·Clear edge
89
77
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
46

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Safina D.
6-06-3
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Zvonareva V.
6-37-64
Williams S.
Dementieva E.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Dokic J.
6-44-66-4
Dementieva E.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Kuznetsova S.
5-77-56-1
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
6-36-0
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
4-1
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
3-64-2
Zvonareva V.
Petrova N.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Cornet A.
6-22-67-5
Dementieva E.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-2
Dokic J.
Kleybanova A.
7-55-78-6
Bartoli M.
Jankovic J.
6-16-4
R32
Petrova N.
Voskoboeva G.
6-1
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
3-66-26-1
Zheng J.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Errani S.
6-46-1
Safina D.
Kanepi K.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Hantuchova D.
4-66-46-2
Dokic J.
Wozniacki C.
3-66-16-2
Kleybanova A.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-756-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-16-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.
Razzano V.
7-57-5
Dementieva E.
Stosur S.
7-666-4
Kuznetsova S.
Bondarenko A.
7-676-4
Williams S.
Peng S.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-2
R64
Sugiyama A.
Dechy N.
1-66-16-3
Jankovic J.
Flipkens K.
6-47-5
Kanepi K.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-1
Safina D.
Makarova K.
6-736-36-0
Petrova N.
Mirza S.
6-36-2
Voskoboeva G.
Knapp K.
6-46-1
Errani S.
Niculescu M.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Baltacha E.
4-66-36-2
Bondarenko A.
Beltrame S.
7-611-66-2
Kuznetsova S.
Maria T.
6-26-2
Azarenka V.
Garbin T.
4-1
Zheng J.
Czink M.
7-605-76-3
Bartoli M.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Zvonareva V.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-0
Williams S.
Dulko G.
6-37-5
Peng S.
Karatantcheva S.
6-46-0
Safarova L.
Erakovic M.
6-13-69-7
Dementieva E.
Benesova I.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Lisicki S.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Chan Y.
6-06-2
Razzano V.
Schnyder P.
6-36-1
Pennetta F.
Moore J.
6-46-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Coin J.
6-16-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Williams V.
2-66-37-5
Ivanovic A.
Brianti A.
6-36-2
Kleybanova A.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-13-66-2
Dokic J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-46-746-3
Wozniacki C.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Petkovic A.
6-16-0
Hantuchova D.
Johansson M.
6-34-66-3
Bondarenko K.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-57-5
R128
Mayr Achleitner P.
Schruff J.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Koukalova K.
7-657-60
Petkovic A.
Woerle K.
5-77-604-0
Hantuchova D.
Dellacqua C.
7-6116-4
Makarova K.
Rezai A.
1-67-56-4
Safina D.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Rybarikova M.
7-626-0
Gallovits Hall E.
Camerin M.
6-32-66-3
Niculescu M.
Obrien K.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Kirilenko M.
6-06-4
Voskoboeva G.
Szavay A.
6-33-66-4
Knapp K.
Wejnert M.
7-666-4
Mirza S.
Domachowska M.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Shvedova Y.
6-37-63
Bartoli M.
South M.
6-26-4
Pironkova T.
Sprem K.
6-06-4
Erakovic M.
Cetkovska P.
6-47-5
Safarova L.
Bammer S.
6-36-1
Sugiyama A.
Dubois S.
6-07-65
Dechy N.
Kutuzova V.
6-36-0
Flipkens K.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Yuan M.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.
Wozniak A.
6-46-3
Benesova I.
Dushevina V.
6-40-66-2
Dementieva E.
Barrois K.
7-642-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Rodionova A.
6-23-66-3
Maria T.
Morita A.
7-646-2
Beltrame S.
Vaidisova N.
6-26-1
Bondarenko A.
Rogowska O.
5-76-36-2
Zheng J.
Pin C.
6-36-3
Czink M.
Cirstea S.
6-26-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Bychkova E.
6-36-0
Bondarenko K.
Radwanska A.
7-674-66-1
Azarenka V.
Kvitova P.
6-26-1
Garbin T.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-42-67-5
Baltacha E.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-4
Mauresmo A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-3
Peng S.
Schiavone F.
7-646-1
Jankovic J.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.
Peer S.
6-36-2
Karatantcheva S.
Llagostera Vives N.
2-66-16-2
Dulko G.
Yakimova A.
6-35-76-3
Cibulkova D.
Scheepers C.
6-06-0
Chan Y.
Hsieh S.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Gajdosova J.
6-16-726-4
Schnyder P.
Mladenovic K.
2-66-46-2
Pennetta F.
Santangelo M.
6-25-76-2
Moore J.
Mchale C.
1-66-39-7
Coin J.
Vesnina E.
6-44-66-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Holland I.
6-17-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Tanasugarn T.
7-56-3
Amanmuradova A.
Oudin M.
6-16-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Vinci R.
7-56-4
Williams V.
Kerber A.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Goerges J.
7-56-3
Brianti A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Cohen Aloro S.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Kleybanova A.
Arvidsson S.
7-57-5
Chakvetadze A.
Keothavong A.
6-16-746-1
Dokic J.
Paszek T.
6-23-66-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Koryttseva M.
6-36-4
Johansson M.
Craybas J.
6-21-67-5
Kanepi K.
Date Krumm K.
6-44-68-6