Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Taylor TownsendMiami Round of 32

Miami · WTA · Round of 32
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 March 2017
hard
#80WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kuznetsova S.
6-4 6-2
Townsend T.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Townsend T.
420

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Taylor Townsend 6-4 6-2 in the Miami round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Even serve battle

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

Kuznetsova S.Townsend T.
Serve
70
Return
54

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
67%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
50%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
79
73
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
94
Break points won·Dominant
89
55
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw