Vera Zvonareva vs Kim ClijstersWTA Championships Round Robin

WTA Championships · WTA · Round Robin
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2010
hard
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Zvonareva V.
6-4 7-5
Clijsters K.
Zvonareva V.
672
Clijsters K.
45

Vera Zvonareva defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4 7-5 in the WTA Championships round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 8–2. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 8–3.

Key context

Head to head

28
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-06-25WimbledonR32grassKim Clijsters6-3 4-3 RET
2011-01-17Australian OpenSFhardKim Clijsters6-3 6-3
2010-08-30US OpenFhardKim Clijsters6-2 6-1
2010-08-16MontrealQFhardVera Zvonareva2-6 6-3 6-2
2010-06-21WimbledonQFgrassVera Zvonareva3-6 6-4 6-2
2006-10-30HasseltSFhardKim Clijsters6-4 3-6 6-4
2006-07-24StanfordQFhardKim Clijsters6-2 3-6 6-1
2006-06-26WimbledonR128grassKim Clijsters7-5 6-3
2006-06-19EastbourneR16grassKim Clijsters3-0 RET
2002-08-26US OpenR32hardKim Clijsters1-6 7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Clijsters K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Serve advantage — Clijsters K.

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·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 96). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
76
71
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
87
Break points won·Clear edge
94
82
Deciding sets·Clear edge
92
74
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
66

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