Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Lesia Tsurenko — Moscow Semi-final

Moscow · WTA · Semi-final
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 October 2015
hard
UKR
Lesia Tsurenko
37 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLWWL
Kuznetsova S.
6-2 6-4
Tsurenko L.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Tsurenko L.
240

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Lesia Tsurenko 6-2 6-4 in the Moscow semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Svetlana Kuznetsova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-10-14MoscowR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Tsurenko L.

Tsurenko L.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

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
Kuznetsova S.Tsurenko L.
1st serve in·Even
66%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
49%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Tsurenko L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
79
64
Break points saved·Dominant
81
37
Break points won·Slight edge
89
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
90
Tiebreaks·Even
82
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kasatkina D.
2-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Tsurenko L.
Pennetta F.[3]
W/O
Kuznetsova S.
Sevastova A.
5-76-16-3
Kasatkina D.
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
6-16-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Gasparyan M.
6-16-3
R16
Pennetta F.[3]
Saville D.
6-26-4
Tsurenko L.
Schmiedlova A.[8]
7-654-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Koukalova K.
6-46-2
Sevastova A.
Pliskova K.[6]
6-37-610
Kasatkina D.
Begu I.[7]
6-33-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[5]
Cibulkova D.
6-47-5
Gasparyan M.
Mladenovic K.[9]
6-26-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Safarova L.[2]
6-16-726-3
R32
Gasparyan M.
Lepchenko V.
7-57-64
Tsurenko L.
Krunic A.
6-36-1
Schmiedlova A.[8]
Sasnovich A.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Siniakova K.
6-06-3
Sevastova A.
Govortsova O.
7-626-4
Pliskova K.[6]
Dulgheru A.
6-45-77-67
Begu I.[7]
Pironkova T.
1-67-626-2
Kasatkina D.
Kania P.
7-52-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Vesnina E.
7-56-1
Mladenovic K.[9]
Bogdan A.
7-646-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Niculescu M.
7-50-66-4
Saville D.
Cornet A.
3-66-37-5