Kristina Mladenovic vs Svetlana KuznetsovaMadrid Semi-final

Madrid · WTA · Semi-final
#841WTA
1422ELO
1371Clay ELO
33 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017
clay
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mladenovic K.
6-4 7-6
Kuznetsova S.
Mladenovic K.
6772
Kuznetsova S.
4640

Kristina Mladenovic defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 7-6 in the Madrid semi-final on clay. Kristina Mladenovic extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-06-26EastbourneR16grassSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 2-6 6-3
2015-08-31US OpenR128hardKristina Mladenovic6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Mladenovic K.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Mladenovic K.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.6
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
27
79
Break points saved·Dominant
26
81
Break points won·Clear edge
69
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
48
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Semi-finals
Halep S.[3]
Sevastova A.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.[14]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-47-64