Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Christina MchaleAuckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2012
hard
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kuznetsova S.
6-1 6-1
Mchale C.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Mchale C.
11

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Christina Mchale 6-1 6-1 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Svetlana Kuznetsova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-30BeijingR64hardChristina Mchale6-0 1-6 6-3
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR128claySvetlana Kuznetsova7-5 6-4
2011-08-22New HavenR32hardChristina Mchale7-5 6-3
2011-03-07Indian WellsR64hardChristina Mchale7-6(4) 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Baseline 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 season
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
0
Break points saved·Dominant
81
28
Break points won·Clear edge
89
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
29

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
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw