Jie Zheng vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Auckland Semi-final

Auckland · WTA · Semi-final
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2012
hard
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng J.
2-6 6-3 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
2662
Kuznetsova S.
6331

Jie Zheng defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the Auckland semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's round of 16. Jie Zheng claimed a first win over Svetlana Kuznetsova in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-05-06MadridR64claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-3
2010-08-16MontrealQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-3
2009-10-05BeijingR64hardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(3) 7-5
2009-08-24New HavenR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-7(5) 6-4
2009-01-19Australian OpenR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova4-1 RET
2008-09-22BeijingSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(3) 7-5
2006-02-27DohaR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng J.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

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
Zheng J.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng J.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
79
Break points saved·Dominant
55
81
Break points won·Slight edge
80
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
73
82

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

Final
Zheng J.
Pennetta F.
2-66-32-0
Radwanska A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Kerber A.
6-16-2
Zheng J.
Kuznetsova S.
2-66-36-3
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
7-647-63
Wickmayer Y.
Barthel M.
6-41-67-63
Quarter-finals
Zheng J.
Hradecka L.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Lisicki S.
6-44-3
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
6-46-3
Pennetta F.
Vesnina E.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Larsson J.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Hampton J.
Bertens K.
6-16-756-2
Wickmayer Y.
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
R16
Hradecka L.
Peng S.
6-46-3
Zheng J.
Niculescu M.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Mchale C.
6-16-1
Errani S.
Wickmayer Y.
4-66-16-1
Lisicki S.
Barthel M.
7-633-66-3
Vesnina E.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.
Baltacha E.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Goerges J.
6-26-3
Larsson J.
Goerges J.
7-56-716-3
Barthel M.
Daniilidou E.
7-666-2
Vesnina E.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Oprandi R.
6-36-0
Bertens K.
Watson H.
6-43-66-3
Flipkens K.
Parmentier P.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Halep S.
6-36-1
Hampton J.
Erakovic M.
6-17-65
R32
Vesnina E.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Baltacha E.
Jones S.
6-24-66-3
Zheng J.
Morita A.
4-66-36-4
Niculescu M.
Hampton J.
7-616-1
Kuznetsova S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.
Cirstea S.
6-47-65
Goerges J.
Arn G.
7-53-66-4
Kerber A.
Erakovic M.
4-66-46-4
Barthel M.
Dokic J.
7-656-1
Lisicki S.
Razzano V.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Marino R.
7-56-4
Peng S.
Rezai A.
4-66-36-4
Hradecka L.
Brianti A.
6-43-66-2
Mchale C.
Dulgheru A.
6-26-3
Errani S.
Larsson J.
6-16-1
Watson H.
Cirstea S.
6-30-0
Hampton J.
Zheng J.
7-56-1
Oprandi R.
Luangnam N.
6-06-2
Flipkens K.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-727-5
Parmentier P.
Mchale C.
6-46-1
Larsson J.
Doi M.
4-66-36-2
Bertens K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-756-27-5
Erakovic M.
Dubois S.
6-26-1
Shvedova Y.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Bouchard E.
7-56-3
Halep S.
Rus A.
4-66-36-1
Radwanska A.
Arn G.
6-26-2
Goerges J.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Daniilidou E.
Vandeweghe C.
1-67-656-4
Barthel M.
Min G.
6-16-3
Wickmayer Y.
Rybarikova M.
7-636-2