Victoria Azarenka vs Vera Zvonareva — WTA Championships Semi-final
WTA Championships · WTA · Semi-final
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 October 2011
hard
Azarenka V.6-2 6-3
Zvonareva V.
Azarenka V.
662
Zvonareva V.
23–
Victoria Azarenka defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-2 6-3 in the WTA Championships semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vera Zvonareva came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's semi-final. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Azarenka dropped just 5 games past Vera Zvonareva.
Head to head
4–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-22 | Stuttgart | R32 | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2011-03-21 | Miami | SF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-0 6-3 |
| 2010-10-25 | WTA Championships | RR | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 7-6(4) 6-4 |
| 2010-08-16 | Montreal | SF | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 7-6(6) 1-0 RET |
| 2010-02-15 | Dubai | QF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2010-01-18 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 4-6 6-4 6-0 |
| 2009-03-09 | Indian Wells | SF | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2008-04-28 | Prague | F | clay | Vera Zvonareva | 7-6(2) 6-2 |
| 2007-09-24 | Luxembourg | QF | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6-1 7-6(5) |
| 2007-03-05 | Indian Wells | R32 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6-3 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
91
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
79
Break points won·Slight edge
99
94
Deciding sets·Even
96
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
51
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Round Robin
Wozniacki C.
Radwanska A.
5-76-26-4
Stosur S.
Li N.
6-16-0
Kvitova P.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-2
Zvonareva V.
Wozniacki C.
6-24-66-3
Azarenka V.
Stosur S.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-4
Kvitova P.
Radwanska A.
7-646-3
Radwanska A.
Zvonareva V.
1-66-27-5
Bartoli M.
Azarenka V.
5-76-46-4
Li N.
Sharapova M.
7-646-4
Stosur S.
Sharapova M.
6-17-5
Azarenka V.
Li N.
6-26-2