Daria Saville vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Rome Round of 16
Daria Saville defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 2-6 7-5 6-4 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Daria Saville claimed a first win over Svetlana Kuznetsova in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Daria Saville dropped the opening set before beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–6 7–5 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSaville D. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
11 shared · last 12 monthsSaville D. and Kuznetsova S. faced 11 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Saville D. went 8–9 (47%) against them, Kuznetsova S. 12–5 (71%). Kuznetsova S. came out better against 3 of 8 comparable opponents, Saville D. against 1.
vs Svitolina E.#7L6-7 1-6Beijing · hardW6-1 6-7 6-4Moscow · hard
vs Pliskova K.#51L3-6 3-6Australian Open · hardW7-6 7-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654W7-5 4-6 6-3Moscow · hardL3-6 3-6Australian Open · hard
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vs Garcia C.#784W6-4 6-3Beijing · hardW6-1 6-4Indian Wells · hard
vs Jankovic J.L2-6 2-6Wuhan · hardW6-4 5-7 9-7Australian Open · hard
vs Cibulkova D.L3-6 2-6Wimbledon · grassL6-3 3-6 4-6Wuhan · hard
vs Bacsinszky T.W4-6 6-0 6-4Beijing · hardW6-2 3-6 6-2Cincinnati · hard
vs Riske Amritraj A.W6-3 6-1Charleston · clayW2-6 7-6 6-2Madrid · clay- vs Mladenovic K.#825Hard to compareL5-7 3-6Hong Kong · hardL4-6 6-7Madrid · clay
vs Wang Q.Hard to compareW2-6 6-3 6-4Wimbledon · grassW6-4 7-5Madrid · clay
vs Duque Marino M.Hard to compareL7-5 4-6 4-6Roland Garros · clayW6-0 6-1Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · Kuznetsova S. leads 3–1Clay: level 1–1 · Hard: Kuznetsova S. leads 2–0
- Saville D.May 2017RomeThis matchClay2-6 7-5 6-4
- Kuznetsova S.January 2017St. PetersburgHard6-1 6-3
- Kuznetsova S.October 2016MoscowHard6-2 6-1
- Kuznetsova S.May 2016RomeClay6-2 2-6 6-3
Draw
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Player context
Before the matchCite this
Daria Saville beat Svetlana Kuznetsova 2-6 7-5 6-4. Umpiry, "Daria Saville vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Rome Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2017-05-15/kuznetsova-vs-saville-rome-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 15 May 2017).