Gisela Dulko vs Victoria Azarenka — Stuttgart Round of 16

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
ARG
Gisela Dulko
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 April 2009
clay
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#433WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Dulko G.
6-4 6-3
Azarenka V.
Dulko G.
662
Azarenka V.
43–

Gisela Dulko defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-3 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Gisela Dulko narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Gisela Dulko closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-29US OpenR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-3
2010-08-30US OpenR64hardGisela Dulko5-1 RET
2010-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayGisela Dulko6-1 6-2
2008-05-05BerlinR16grassVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-1
2007-04-30EstorilQFclayVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Dulko G.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dulko G.

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
Dulko G.Azarenka V.
1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
4.1
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (115 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dulko G.Azarenka V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
91
Break points saved·Dominant
65
94
Break points won·Dominant
68
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
50
77

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
14°CDrizzle
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Safina D.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Pennetta F.
3-67-56-0
Kuznetsova S.
Dementieva E.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Dulko G.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Radwanska A.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Jankovic J.
2-66-46-4
Dementieva E.
Bartoli M.
6-24-66-3
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Li N.
4-66-47-5
Pennetta F.
Petrova N.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Lisicki S.
7-55-76-3
Bartoli M.
Wozniacki C.
7-666-4
Radwanska A.
Pironkova T.
6-36-3
Dementieva E.
Szavay A.
7-646-1
Safina D.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Dulko G.
Azarenka V.
6-46-3
R32
Pennetta F.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-0
Lisicki S.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Dementieva E.
Groenefeld A.
6-43-66-3
Szavay A.
Sugiyama A.
6-32-67-64
Bartoli M.
Sprem K.
6-32-66-1
Azarenka V.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Errani S.
6-06-1
Hantuchova D.
Cornet A.
6-36-1
Pironkova T.
Brianti A.
0-66-46-4
Radwanska A.
Wozniak A.
7-626-0
Jankovic J.
Cibulkova D.
6-16-1
Petrova N.
Zheng J.
6-45-76-4
Kuznetsova S.
Petkovic A.
6-45-76-1
Li N.
Peng S.
6-26-3
Dulko G.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Benesova I.
6-37-5