Marion Bartoli vs Svetlana KuznetsovaIndian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 4 March 2013
hard
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bartoli M.
6-4 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Bartoli M.
662
Kuznetsova S.
43

Marion Bartoli defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Marion Bartoli narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

23
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-02-11DohaR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-4
2011-05-23Roland GarrosQFclayMarion Bartoli7-6(4) 6-4
2010-03-22MiamiR16hardMarion Bartoli6-3 6-0
2006-09-11BaliFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-5 6-2
2005-01-17Australian OpenR64hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Bartoli M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bartoli M.

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
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
7.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (29 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
74
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
76
81
Break points won·Even
92
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
85
Tiebreaks·Even
80
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw