Victoria Azarenka vs Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez — Moscow Semi-final

Moscow · WTA · Semi-final
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#433WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2010
hard
ESP
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez
43 yrs · 176 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Azarenka V.
6-3 6-3
Martinez Sanchez M.
Azarenka V.
662
Martinez Sanchez M.
33–

Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 6-3 6-3 in the Moscow semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez came in defending last year's round of 16. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-07-30OlympicsR32hardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-2
2011-08-08TorontoR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-2
2010-04-05MarbellaQFclayMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez0-4 RET
2010-03-08Indian WellsR32hardMaria Jose Martinez Sanchez7-6(4) 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Martinez Sanchez M.

Martinez Sanchez M.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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
Azarenka V.Martinez Sanchez M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Martinez Sanchez M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
71
Break points won·Dominant
99
67
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
42
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Kirilenko M.
Dushevina V.
6-16-1
Azarenka V.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Kirilenko M.
Diyas Z.
6-16-2
Dushevina V.
Chakvetadze A.
6-37-67
Martinez Sanchez M.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-3
Azarenka V.
Kleybanova A.
6-16-3
R16
Azarenka V.
Petkovic A.
6-42-66-1
Kleybanova A.
Errani S.
7-606-4
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Bondarenko A.
6-41-66-1
Dushevina V.
Vesnina E.
6-46-2
Chakvetadze A.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-2
Kirilenko M.
Bondarenko K.
6-06-0
Diyas Z.
Jankovic J.
6-16-2
R32
Diyas Z.
Dulko G.
6-36-717-65
Bondarenko K.
Kvitova P.
6-36-776-1
Kirilenko M.
Dulgheru A.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Li N.
6-46-2
Koryttseva M.
Koukalova K.
3-66-37-5
Dushevina V.
Makarova K.
7-56-0
Vesnina E.
Pennetta F.
6-42-66-2
Errani S.
Savchuk O.
6-36-4
Petkovic A.
Govortsova O.
0-67-56-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-15-76-1
Bondarenko A.
Saville D.
7-56-1
Pironkova T.
Pervak K.
6-13-66-2
Cibulkova D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-652-66-0
Kleybanova A.
Safarova L.
6-26-747-61