Angelique Kerber vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Sydney Quarter-final
Sydney · WTA · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2013
hard
Kerber A.6-3 7-5
Kuznetsova S.
Kerber A.
672
Kuznetsova S.
35–
Angelique Kerber defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 7-5 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 16. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Angelique Kerber closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-03-23 | Miami | R32 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-3 3-6 6-3 |
| 2015-02-16 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 7-6(9) 6-4 |
| 2014-09-29 | Beijing | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2013-05-27 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 4-6 6-3 |
| 2013-05-06 | Madrid | R16 | clay | Angelique Kerber | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2010-01-18 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 3-6 7-5 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
87
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
81
Break points won·Slight edge
95
89
Deciding sets·Even
86
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
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
Draw
Quarter-finals
Li N.
Keys M.
4-67-626-2
Cibulkova D.
Errani S.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Vinci R.
6-47-5
Kerber A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-37-5
R16
Kerber A.
Voskoboeva G.
6-27-5
Kuznetsova S.
Wozniacki C.
7-641-66-2
Errani S.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-1
Li N.
Morita A.
6-16-0
Radwanska A.
Date Krumm K.
6-46-3
Vinci R.
Jankovic J.
3-66-47-64
Keys M.
Zheng J.
6-06-4
Cibulkova D.
Makarova K.
7-631-67-61
R32
Voskoboeva G.
Wickmayer Y.
3-67-656-2
Keys M.
Safarova L.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Radwanska U.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Goerges J.
3-66-36-3
Li N.
Mchale C.
7-627-5
Zheng J.
Stosur S.
6-36-776-4
Cibulkova D.
Kvitova P.
6-16-1
Date Krumm K.
Dellacqua C.
6-46-1
Vinci R.
Petrova N.
7-57-5
Jankovic J.
Paszek T.
6-27-65
Morita A.
Hantuchova D.
1-66-36-3
Kirilenko M.
Rogowska O.
7-56-2
Makarova K.
Lepchenko V.
6-44-66-1
Errani S.
Pliskova K.
6-16-3