Elena Dementieva vs Victoria Azarenka — Sydney Semi-final
Sydney · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 2010
hard
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Dementieva E.6-3 6-1
Azarenka V.
Dementieva E.
662
Azarenka V.
31–
Elena Dementieva defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-1 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Dementieva came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending the title. Elena Dementieva extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Dementieva dropped just 4 games past Victoria Azarenka.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-29 | Stuttgart | QF | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 7-6(6) 3-6 6-1 |
| 2008-04-14 | Charleston | R16 | clay | Elena Dementieva | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2007-10-08 | Moscow | QF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 7-6(4) 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
49%
46%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.6
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
4.7
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (50 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
80
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
94
Break points won·Slight edge
92
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
87
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Cibulkova D.
2-66-27-5
Rezai A.
Pennetta F.
6-36-0
Dementieva E.
Safina D.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Dushevina V.
6-26-2
R16
Azarenka V.
Date Krumm K.
6-15-77-5
Williams S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-16-2
Dementieva E.
Hantuchova D.
6-24-66-2
Dushevina V.
Vesnina E.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.
Li N.
6-27-64
Rezai A.
Szavay A.
6-37-65
Safina D.
Radwanska A.
7-56-4
Cibulkova D.
Kuznetsova S.
7-56-2
R32
Vesnina E.
Zvonareva V.
3-3
Dementieva E.
Schiavone F.
6-27-5
Kuznetsova S.
Kleybanova A.
6-26-737-5
Cibulkova D.
Bacsinszky T.
7-626-1
Date Krumm K.
Petrova N.
6-35-76-4
Azarenka V.
Lisicki S.
3-66-27-5
Szavay A.
Jankovic J.
5-76-17-5
Rezai A.
Groenefeld A.
6-736-26-2
Pennetta F.
Stosur S.
6-36-1
Li N.
Wozniacki C.
2-66-36-2
Dushevina V.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-2
Martinez Sanchez M.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Craybas J.
6-06-4
Hantuchova D.
Razzano V.
6-36-0