Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Elena Vesnina | Svetlana Kuznetsova Wins 6-3 6-1

OeirasSemi-finalClayFri 2 MayFinal

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Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Elena Vesnina 6-3 6-1 in the Oeiras semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Vesnina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Svetlana Kuznetsova claimed a first win over Elena Vesnina in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Svetlana Kuznetsova dropped just 4 games past Elena Vesnina.

How the match was decided

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Kuznetsova S. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

7 shared · last 12 months

Kuznetsova S. and Vesnina E. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kuznetsova S. went 3–6 (33%) against them, Vesnina E. 4–5 (44%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).

3–633%Kuznetsova S. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents4–544%Vesnina E. · better vs 2

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

10–13Sets11–12

101–107Games109–115

0–0Tiebreaks2–1

1–4Deciding sets2–3

vs Ivanovic A.L3-6 6-2 4-6Stuttgart · clayW6-4 3-6 7-6Tournament of Champions · hard
vs Williams S.L1-6 6-3 3-6Roland Garros · clayL4-6 2-6Beijing · hard
vs Kerber A.W6-4 4-6 6-3Roland Garros · clayW6-2 6-4New Haven · hard

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vs Stosur S.L2-6 4-6Moscow · hardL3-6 3-6Tournament of Champions · hard
vs Vinci R.W6-2 6-3Moscow · hardL6-2 1-6 4-6Moscow · hard
vs Petkovic A.L6-4 4-6 1-6Beijing · hardL6-4 6-7 4-6Tokyo · hard
vs Ormaechea P.Hard to compareW6-1 6-2Tokyo · hardW6-3 6-3RUS vs ARG · clay

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Clay: Kuznetsova S. leads 1–0 · Hard: Vesnina E. leads 1–0

Kuznetsova S.May 2014OeirasThis matchClay6-3 6-1
Vesnina E.February 2009DubaiHard6-4 3-6 6-0

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Kuznetsova S.Vesnina E.1 848ELO1 8591 725Clay ELO1 6554–6Last 104–628Age27174 cmHeight176 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Elena Vesnina 6-3 6-1. Umpiry, "Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Elena Vesnina — Oeiras Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2014-05-02/kuznetsova-vs-vesnina-oeiras-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 2 May 2014).