Victoria Azarenka vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#433WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2013
hard
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Azarenka V.
7-5 6-1
Kuznetsova S.
Azarenka V.
762
Kuznetsova S.
51–

Victoria Azarenka defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5 6-1 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending the title. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 7–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Victoria Azarenka came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

6–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR128clayVictoria Azarenka6-4 2-6 6-3
2021-03-01DohaR32hardVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-3
2016-03-21MiamiFhardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-2
2012-05-07MadridR64clayVictoria Azarenka7-6(5) 6-4
2012-03-05Indian WellsR32hardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-2
2009-05-04RomeSFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-4
2009-03-23MiamiSFhardVictoria Azarenka6-3 2-6 7-5
2008-05-26Roland GarrosR16claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-3
2008-03-24MiamiR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova1-6 7-5 6-0
2007-08-27US OpenR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.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
Azarenka V.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
91
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
81
Break points won·Slight edge
99
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
85
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
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Li N.
4-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Stephens S.
6-16-4
Li N.
Sharapova M.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Kuznetsova S.
7-56-1
Stephens S.
Williams S.
3-67-56-4
Li N.
Radwanska A.
7-56-3
Sharapova M.
Makarova K.
6-26-2
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Wozniacki C.
6-22-67-5
Azarenka V.
Vesnina E.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.
Flipkens K.
6-16-0
Makarova K.
Kerber A.
7-56-4
Stephens S.
Jovanovski B.
6-13-67-5
Li N.
Goerges J.
7-666-1
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-0
R32
Wozniacki C.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Azarenka V.
Hampton J.
6-44-66-2
Stephens S.
Robson L.
7-56-3
Goerges J.
Zheng J.
6-31-67-5
Jovanovski B.
Date Krumm K.
6-27-63
Kirilenko M.
Wickmayer Y.
7-646-3
Williams S.
Morita A.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-24-66-3
Vesnina E.
Vinci R.
4-67-646-4
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-16-3
Makarova K.
Bartoli M.
6-746-36-4
Kerber A.
Keys M.
6-27-5
Radwanska A.
Watson H.
6-36-1
Ivanovic A.
Jankovic J.
7-56-3
Li N.
Cirstea S.
6-46-1
Flipkens K.
Savinykh V.
6-24-66-3
R64
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-36-3
Flipkens K.
Koukalova K.
6-16-0
Makarova K.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-36-3
Keys M.
Paszek T.
6-26-1
Watson H.
Pervak K.
4-67-676-2
Goerges J.
Oprandi R.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Doi M.
6-06-0
Savinykh V.
Cibulkova D.
7-666-4
Bartoli M.
Dolonc V.
7-56-0
Kerber A.
Hradecka L.
6-36-1
Radwanska A.
Begu I.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Koehler M.
2-67-656-2
Ivanovic A.
Chan Y.
7-51-66-4
Zheng J.
Stosur S.
6-41-67-5
Cirstea S.
Pliskova K.
1-66-36-2
Li N.
Govortsova O.
6-27-5
Robson L.
Kvitova P.
2-66-311-9
Stephens S.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-3
Jovanovski B.
Safarova L.
7-57-5
Date Krumm K.
Peer S.
6-27-5
Kirilenko M.
Peng S.
7-56-2
Wickmayer Y.
Cepelova J.
7-687-5
Morita A.
Beck A.
6-26-0
Williams S.
Muguruza G.
6-26-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Putintseva Y.
1-67-656-2
Kuznetsova S.
Hsieh S.
6-26-1
Tsurenko L.
Saville D.
7-56-3
Wozniacki C.
Vekic D.
6-16-4
Vinci R.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Hampton J.
Kumkhum L.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-0
R128
Wickmayer Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-17-5
Cibulkova D.
Barty A.
3-66-06-1
Hampton J.
Radwanska U.
6-26-4
Vinci R.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-37-5
Safarova L.
Lucic M.
7-646-4
Robson L.
Oudin M.
6-26-3
Koehler M.
Knapp K.
3-66-36-3
Radwanska A.
Bobusic B.
7-56-0
Kerber A.
Svitolina E.
6-26-4
Paszek T.
Voegele S.
4-66-47-5
Morita A.
Tatishvili A.
6-36-3
Koukalova K.
Scheepers C.
6-16-2
Beck A.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-776-3
Cepelova J.
Arn G.
6-26-2
Peng S.
Marino R.
6-36-0
Kirilenko M.
King V.
6-46-2
Date Krumm K.
Petrova N.
6-26-0
Savinykh V.
Minella M.
7-646-1
Lepchenko V.
Hercog P.
6-46-1
Vesnina E.
Garcia C.
3-66-36-1
Amanmuradova A.
Johansson M.
6-46-2
Saville D.
Davis L.
6-36-726-4
Stephens S.
Halep S.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.
Puchkova O.
6-06-0
Wozniacki C.
Lisicki S.
2-66-36-3
Hradecka L.
Bertens K.
6-27-68
Keys M.
Dellacqua C.
6-47-60
Kumkhum L.
Arvidsson S.
7-656-4
Daniilidou E.
Pliskova K.
7-55-76-4
Azarenka V.
Niculescu M.
6-16-4
Peer S.
Panova A.
6-41-66-3
Jovanovski B.
Torro Flor M.
2-66-46-3
Hsieh S.
Arruabarrena L.
7-656-2
Tsurenko L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-53-67-5
Mladenovic K.
Babos T.
6-34-611-9
Kvitova P.
Schiavone F.
6-42-66-2
Li N.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-3
Govortsova O.
Parmentier P.
2-66-36-2
Pliskova K.
Jones S.
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-2
Goerges J.
Dushevina V.
7-52-66-4
Oprandi R.
Pironkova T.
4-67-56-2
Zheng J.
Zhang Y.
6-13-66-4
Stosur S.
Chang K.
7-636-3
Ivanovic A.
Czink M.
6-26-1
Chan Y.
Hantuchova D.
6-11-66-1
Bartoli M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-4
Jankovic J.
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Pervak K.
Barthel M.
7-52-66-4
Watson H.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
2-66-36-2
Begu I.
Rus A.
6-46-2
Cornet A.
Erakovic M.
7-56-7310-8
Williams V.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-0
Flipkens K.
Bratchikova N.
6-46-3
Makarova K.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-27-5
Foretz Gacon S.
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Dolonc V.
Rogowska O.
5-77-58-6
Doi M.
Martic P.
6-36-4
Vekic D.
Hlavackova A.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-1
Putintseva Y.
Mchale C.
6-16-706-2
Williams S.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Errani S.
6-46-4
Muguruza G.
Rybarikova M.
4-66-114-12