Tamira Paszek vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Auckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
AUT
Tamira Paszek
35 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 January 2016
hard
RUS4
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Paszek T.
6-2 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Paszek T.
662
Kuznetsova S.
230

Tamira Paszek defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 6-3 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Tamira Paszek claimed a first win over Svetlana Kuznetsova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-23MiamiR64hardSvetlana Kuznetsova2-6 7-5 6-1
2007-06-25WimbledonR16grassSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Paszek T.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Paszek T.

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
Paszek T.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (51 vs 193). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Paszek T.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
49
79
Break points saved·Dominant
39
81
Break points won·Clear edge
73
89
Deciding sets·Slight edge
75
85
Tiebreaks·Even
78
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Stephens S.[5]
Goerges J.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Stephens S.[5]
Wozniacki C.[3]
6-27-63
Goerges J.
Paszek T.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Stephens S.[5]
Broady N.
7-666-3
Paszek T.
Flipkens K.
6-46-736-3
Goerges J.
Hibino N.
6-736-26-4
Wozniacki C.[3]
Dulgheru A.
6-16-0
R16
Stephens S.[5]
Witthoeft C.
3-66-16-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Mchale C.
6-06-2
Flipkens K.
Falconi I.
6-14-66-2
Paszek T.
Kuznetsova S.[4]
6-26-3
Goerges J.
Strycova B.[7]
6-47-67
Hibino N.
Kasatkina D.
7-52-67-5
Dulgheru A.
Erakovic M.
7-646-3
Broady N.
Ostapenko J.
4-67-647-5
R32
Witthoeft C.
Maria T.
6-27-63
Stephens S.[5]
Hercog P.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Mchale C.
Doi M.
6-26-4
Dulgheru A.
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
1-66-26-4
Falconi I.
Vandeweghe C.[6]
5-76-46-3
Flipkens K.
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-46-3
Paszek T.
Schiavone F.
7-634-66-3
Strycova B.[7]
Bertens K.
6-26-4
Goerges J.
Hradecka L.
6-06-3
Hibino N.
Duque Marino M.
6-22-67-5
Kasatkina D.
Williams V.[1]
6-746-36-3
Erakovic M.
Putintseva Y.
7-627-63
Kuznetsova S.[4]
Barthel M.
6-21-1
Broady N.
Ivanovic A.[2]
7-56-4
Ostapenko J.
Larsson J.
6-17-5