Victoria Azarenka vs Marion BartoliSydney Quarter-final

Sydney · WTA · Quarter-final
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2012
hard
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWW
Azarenka V.
7-5 6-4
Bartoli M.
Azarenka V.
762
Bartoli M.
54

Victoria Azarenka defeated Marion Bartoli 7-5 6-4 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 8–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 9–3.

Key context

Head to head

83
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-10-01BeijingSFhardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-2
2012-03-19MiamiQFhardMarion Bartoli6-3 6-3
2011-10-24WTA ChampionshipsRRhardMarion Bartoli5-7 6-4 6-4
2011-09-26TokyoQFhardVictoria Azarenka7-5 6-0
2011-06-13EastbourneQFgrassMarion Bartoli6-2 2-0 RET
2010-09-27TokyoR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-2 0-0 RET
2010-08-16MontrealQFhardVictoria Azarenka6-2 7-6(6)
2010-07-26StanfordQFhardVictoria Azarenka3-6 6-3 6-3
2010-06-14EastbourneSFgrassVictoria Azarenka6-3 7-5
2009-01-05BrisbaneFhardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-1
2007-01-15Australian OpenR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-0 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Bartoli M.

Bartoli M.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

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·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
7.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
91
74
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
76
Break points won·Slight edge
99
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
78
Tiebreaks·Even
77
80

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