Serena Williams vs Svetlana KuznetsovaWimbledon Round of 16

Wimbledon · WTA · Round of 16
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 June 2016
grass
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
7-5 6-0
Kuznetsova S.
Williams S.
762
Kuznetsova S.
500

Serena Williams defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5 6-0 in the Wimbledon round of 16 on grass. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 9–3, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 10–3.

Key context

Head to head

93
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-09RomeQFclaySerena Williams6-2 6-0
2016-03-21MiamiR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-7(3) 6-1 6-2
2015-03-23MiamiR16hardSerena Williams6-2 6-3
2013-05-27Roland GarrosQFclaySerena Williams6-1 3-6 6-3
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetSerena Williams7-6(6) 7-5
2009-05-25Roland GarrosQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova7-6(3) 5-7 7-5
2009-01-19Australian OpenQFhardSerena Williams5-7 7-5 6-1
2008-03-24MiamiSFhardSerena Williams3-6 7-5 6-3
2007-10-08MoscowSFhardSerena Williams7-6(2) 6-1
2007-10-01StuttgartQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-3
2004-09-20BeijingFhardSerena Williams4-6 7-5 6-4
2004-05-10RomeQFclaySerena Williams7-5 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 193). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
81
Break points won·Slight edge
96
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

R128
Beck A.
Watson H.
3-66-012-10
Sasnovich A.[15]
Mladenovic K.[31]
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[8]
Broady N.
6-26-3
Siniakova K.[32]
Parmentier P.
6-37-5
Kvitova P.[10]
Cirstea S.[17]
6-06-4
Bencic B.[11]
Pironkova T.
6-26-3
Keys M.[26]
Siegemund L.
6-36-1
Williams S.[1]
Sadikovic A.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Hantuchova D.
7-56-2
Stephens S.[18]
Peng S.
7-656-2
Moore T.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Wozniacki C.
7-56-4
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Kumkhum L.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Krunic A.
6-16-4
Putintseva Y.
Melnikova M.
7-56-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
Hsieh S.
7-51-66-1
Vandeweghe C.[27]
Bondarenko K.
6-27-63
Babos T.
Swan K.
6-26-3
Duan Y.
Pliskova K.
6-33-67-5
Vinci R.[6]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-25-76-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Baindl K.
6-26-1
Konjuh A.
Knapp K.
6-36-3
Garcia C.[30]
Buyukakcay C.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.[19]
Lucic M.
7-56-3
Bouchard E.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-4
Konta J.[16]
Puig M.
6-17-5
Makarova K.
Larsson J.
6-14-66-1
Rodina E.
Tsurenko L.
6-37-5
Strycova B.[24]
Kontaveit A.
4-66-46-4
Vesnina E.
Paszek T.
7-56-2
Boserup J.
Maria T.
6-40-66-2
Halep S.[5]
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-1
Schiavone F.
Sevastova A.
7-676-4
Barthel M.
Kovinic D.
6-27-63
Bertens K.[26]
Ostapenko J.
6-36-2
Errani S.[20]
Tig P.
6-46-4
Cornet A.
Hercog P.
6-36-0
Flipkens K.
Gibbs N.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.[15]
Wickmayer Y.
6-20-68-6
Witthoeft C.
Begu I.[25]
6-16-4
Nara K.
Brengle M.
6-26-756-3
Lepchenko V.
Pereira T.
5-77-636-2
Williams V.[8]
Vekic D.[31]
7-636-4
Sakkari M.
Zheng S.
6-36-2
Arruabarrena L.
Govortsova O.
6-21-68-6
Kasatkina D.[29]
Duval V.
6-07-5
Jankovic J.[22]
Voegele S.
6-26-2
Erakovic M.
Falconi I.
4-66-310-8
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Zhang S.
6-34-66-4
Stosur S.[14]
Linette M.
7-56-3
Shvedova Y.
Goerges J.
7-56-4
Safarova L.[28]
Mattek Sands B.
6-777-637-5
Crawford S.
Kania P.
7-56-3
Cepelova J.
Duque Marino M.
7-57-5
Muguruza G.[2]
Giorgi C.
6-25-76-4
Friedsam A.
Diyas Z.
6-46-0
Minella M.
Tatishvili A.
7-53-0
Allertova D.
Gasparyan M.
6-33-0
Kerber A.[4]
Robson L.
6-26-2
Doi M.
Chirico L.
6-16-2
Saville D.
Wang Q.
2-66-36-4
Petkovic A.[32]
Hibino N.
3-67-56-2
Alexandrova E.[18]
Ivanovic A.[23]
6-27-5
Lisicki S.
Rogers S.
6-16-3