Victoria Azarenka vs Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaMadrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
#433WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 May 2013
clay
#128WTA
1775ELO
1692Clay ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Azarenka V.
7-6 7-6
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Azarenka V.
710772
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6863

Victoria Azarenka defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-6 7-6 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's final. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 8–2.

Key context

Head to head

72
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-3
2024-08-05TorontoR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-2
2023-02-20DubaiR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-3 7-5
2021-05-31Roland GarrosR16clayAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova5-7 6-3 6-2
2019-04-01MonterreyQFhardVictoria Azarenka6-0 6-4
2015-08-17CincinnatiR16hardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova1-6 3-0 RET
2011-05-09RomeR16clayVictoria Azarenka6-4 4-6 6-2
2011-03-21MiamiR16hardVictoria Azarenka3-6 6-1 6-4
2009-03-23MiamiR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

Pavlyuchenkova A.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
4.3
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
91
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Slight edge
99
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
88
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
86

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
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw