Victoria Azarenka vs Simona Halep — Linz Round of 16

Linz · WTA · Round of 16
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2012
hard
ROU
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Azarenka V.
6-1 6-1
Halep S.
Azarenka V.
662
Halep S.
11–

Victoria Azarenka defeated Simona Halep 6-1 6-1 in the Linz round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonR32grassSimona Halep6-3 6-1
2017-07-03WimbledonR16grassSimona Halep7-6(3) 6-2
2015-08-31US OpenQFhardSimona Halep6-3 4-6 6-4
2012-02-13DohaR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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
Azarenka V.Halep S.
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Even
91
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Even
99
100
Deciding sets·Even
96
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
12°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Goerges J.
Flipkens K.
1-66-26-3
Azarenka V.
Begu I.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Begu I.
Mattek Sands B.
6-41-66-2
Flipkens K.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-0
Goerges J.
Arvidsson S.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Martic P.
6-26-2
R16
Martic P.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-23-66-0
Begu I.
Bertens K.
6-47-67
Ivanovic A.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3
Mattek Sands B.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Oprandi R.
6-36-3
Arvidsson S.
Hradecka L.
6-47-64
Flipkens K.
Burdette M.
4-66-17-5
Azarenka V.
Halep S.
6-16-1
R32
Halep S.
Tsurenko L.
3-0
Flipkens K.
Cornet A.
6-46-3
Burdette M.
Pervak K.
6-36-4
Azarenka V.
Rus A.
6-06-2
Mattek Sands B.
Paszek T.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-4
Ivanovic A.
Niculescu M.
7-56-3
Petkovic A.
Strycova B.
7-636-2
Martic P.
Cirstea S.
6-46-3
Mayr Achleitner P.
Lisicki S.
6-16-3
Begu I.
Castano C.
6-06-4
Bertens K.
Barthel M.
7-631-66-1
Goerges J.
Hantuchova D.
6-47-65
Oprandi R.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-1
Hradecka L.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-37-65
Arvidsson S.
Safarova L.
3-66-27-5