Belinda Bencic vs Svetlana KuznetsovaTokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2014
hard
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bencic B.
6-3 6-0
Kuznetsova S.
Bencic B.
662
Kuznetsova S.
300

Belinda Bencic defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-0 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

32
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR64hardBelinda Bencic7-5 2-6 6-4
2020-02-24DohaQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-4
2020-02-10St. PetersburgR16hardBelinda Bencic7-6(4) 6-4
2019-05-06MadridR32clayBelinda Bencic7-6(4) 2-6 6-3
2016-09-26WuhanR64hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 3-4 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

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

Bencic B.Kuznetsova S.
57
Serve
55
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·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
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
88
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
95
81
Break points won·Slight edge
94
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
85

Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 69%