Elina Svitolina vs Svetlana KuznetsovaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#10WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2014
hard
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Svitolina E.
6-3 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Svitolina E.
662
Kuznetsova S.
330

Elina Svitolina defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elina Svitolina came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 128. Elina Svitolina extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

32
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-07DubaiR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova2-6 6-4 6-1
2020-09-14RomeR16clayElina Svitolina7-6(6) 6-4
2019-09-23WuhanR16hardElina Svitolina6-4 6-2
2018-08-13CincinnatiR32hardElina Svitolina7-6(1) 4-6 6-4
2016-10-17MoscowSFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-7(2) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Serve advantage — Svitolina E.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Svitolina E.Kuznetsova S.
48
Serve
57
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
93
81
Break points won·Slight edge
99
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Svitolina E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
31°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

R128
Cornet A.[25]
Hercog P.
1-0
Dellacqua C.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Hantuchova D.[31]
Watson H.
7-53-66-3
Stosur S.[17]
Koukalova K.
6-36-4
Flipkens K.[18]
Robson L.
6-36-0
Bouchard E.[30]
Tang H.
7-56-1
Davis L.
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Errani S.[7]
6-36-2
Li N.[4]
Konjuh A.
6-26-0
Makarova K.[22]
Williams V.
2-66-46-4
Niculescu M.
Peer S.
6-46-1
Lisicki S.[15]
Lucic M.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[9]
Gajdosova J.
6-30-66-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Garcia C.
6-27-67
Wickmayer Y.
Pfizenmaier D.
7-656-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Vesnina E.[23]
6-26-2
Pennetta F.[28]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-06-2
Kumkhum L.
Kvitova P.[6]
6-21-66-4
Morita A.
Kichenok N.
6-27-65
Nara K.
Peng S.
7-54-66-3
Rybarikova M.[32]
Petkovic A.
6-26-3
Lepchenko V.
Tsurenko L.
2-66-36-4
Voskoboeva G.
Begu I.
7-54-67-5
Cibulkova D.[20]
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Govortsova O.
Duan Y.
6-07-66
Minella M.
Witthoeft C.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
Pereira T.
7-676-4
Muguruza G.
Kanepi K.[24]
6-22-66-2
Schmiedlova A.
Babos T.
4-66-47-5
Mchale C.
Chan Y.
7-56-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Dominguez Lino L.
6-06-2
Tomljanovic A.
Majeric T.
3-67-616-4
Rogowska O.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-3
Jovanovski B.[33]
Cepelova J.
6-716-16-3
Meusburger Y.
Scheepers C.
7-636-4
Strycova B.
Hsieh S.
6-14-66-1
Azarenka V.[2]
Larsson J.
7-626-2
Jankovic J.[8]
Doi M.
6-16-2
Erakovic M.
Cirstea S.[21]
6-47-66
Keys M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-789-7
Giorgi C.
Hunter S.
4-66-16-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Mattek Sands B.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[13]
Shvedova Y.
7-616-3
Pliskova K.
Parmentier P.
6-06-1
Razzano V.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-637-63
Puig M.
Tatishvili A.
6-26-4
Falconi I.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-1
Safarova L.[26]
Glushko J.
7-53-66-1
Dolonc V.
Arruabarrena L.
2-66-26-4
Diyas Z.
Siniakova K.
6-26-4
Williams S.[1]
Barty A.
6-26-1
Zheng J.
Vinci R.[12]
6-46-3
Svitolina E.
Kuznetsova S.[19]
6-36-3
Voegele S.
Mladenovic K.
7-57-5
Pironkova T.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-2
Beck A.
Martic P.
6-06-0
Ivanovic A.[14]
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Date Krumm K.
6-44-66-3
Hradecka L.
Vekic D.
6-36-1
Barthel M.
Zhang S.
7-646-3
Halep S.[11]
Piter K.
6-06-1
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
King V.
6-36-2
Knapp K.
Ormaechea P.
6-46-2
Radwanska A.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-05-76-2