Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Daria Saville — Moscow Final

Moscow · WTA · Final
RUS1
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 October 2016
hard
AUS
Daria Saville
32 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
Kuznetsova S.
6-2 6-1
Saville D.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Saville D.
210

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Daria Saville 6-2 6-1 in the Moscow final on hard. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending the title. Svetlana Kuznetsova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-15RomeR16clayDaria Saville2-6 7-5 6-4
2017-01-30St. PetersburgR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-3
2016-05-09RomeR16claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Saville D.

Saville D.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Saville D.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
5.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (193 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Saville D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
79
64
Break points saved·Even
81
79
Break points won·Even
89
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
51

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.[1]
Saville D.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.[1]
Svitolina E.[4]
6-16-726-4
Saville D.
Goerges J.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Saville D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[7]
7-54-66-3
Svitolina E.[4]
Konjuh A.
6-16-1
Goerges J.
Kasatkina D.[8]
7-56-1
Kuznetsova S.[1]
Babos T.[9]
7-56-726-2
R16
Saville D.
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
6-43-0
Goerges J.
Vesnina E.[5]
7-56-0
Kasatkina D.[8]
Makarova K.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[4]
Putintseva Y.
6-26-2
Babos T.[9]
Mladenovic K.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.[1]
Cornet A.
6-47-5
Konjuh A.
Blinkova A.
W/O
Pavlyuchenkova A.[7]
Jankovic J.
6-16-4
R32
Cornet A.
Rogers S.
7-666-3
Kasatkina D.[8]
Bencic B.
6-46-1
Konjuh A.
Strycova B.[6]
6-41-66-2
Blinkova A.
Sevastova A.
4-66-17-610
Babos T.[9]
Begu I.
6-26-727-5
Mladenovic K.
Kalinskaya A.
6-46-2
Putintseva Y.
Tsurenko L.
6-30-0
Saville D.
Safarova L.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[7]
Siniakova K.
7-625-77-5
Goerges J.
Kovinic D.
7-636-3
Makarova K.
Gibbs N.
7-56-1