Victoria Azarenka vs Anna Lena GroenefeldDubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 February 2010
hard
41 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLL
Azarenka V.
6-1 4-6 6-3
Groenefeld A.
Azarenka V.
6462
Groenefeld A.
1631

Victoria Azarenka defeated Anna Lena Groenefeld 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anna Lena Groenefeld came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

  • Match story: Victoria Azarenka came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Groenefeld A.

Groenefeld A.serving58% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Serve advantage — Azarenka V.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
6.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
35
Break points saved·Dominant
94
68
Break points won·Dominant
99
59
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
39
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
53

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw