Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Yulia PutintsevaCincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kuznetsova S.
6-3 6-4
Putintseva Y.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Putintseva Y.
340

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Svetlana Kuznetsova extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-23WuhanR64hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 1-0 RET
2018-07-30WashingtonQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-2
2017-01-30St. PetersburgQFhardYulia Putintseva6-3 6-7(4) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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

Serve & return on hard

Kuznetsova S.Putintseva Y.
Serve
18
Return
29

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
79
83
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
87
Break points won·Slight edge
89
98
Deciding sets·Even
85
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
72

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
75

Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw