Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Kristie Ahn — Washington Round of 32

Washington · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018
hard
USA
Kristie Ahn
34 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLW
Kuznetsova S.
6-2 6-1
Ahn K.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Ahn K.
210

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Kristie Ahn 6-2 6-1 in the Washington round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kristie Ahn came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Svetlana Kuznetsova had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Svetlana Kuznetsova claimed a first win over Kristie Ahn in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-26US OpenR128hardKristie Ahn7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Ahn K.

Ahn K.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Ahn K.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 93). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Ahn K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
79
36
Break points saved·Dominant
81
40
Break points won·Dominant
89
64
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
62
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
59

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°CDrizzle
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Vekic D.[7]
4-67-676-2
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Petkovic A.
6-26-2
Vekic D.[7]
Zheng S.
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Zheng S.
Kiick A.
6-36-1
Petkovic A.
Bencic B.[6]
6-32-67-68
Kuznetsova S.
Putintseva Y.[8]
6-26-2
Vekic D.[7]
Linette M.
6-17-60
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Bogdan A.
6-26-1
Putintseva Y.[8]
Brady J.
7-56-2
Vekic D.[7]
Stollar F.
6-23-67-613
Kiick A.
Boulter K.
6-45-76-1
Zheng S.
Bonaventure Y.
6-46-4
Bencic B.[6]
Hibino N.
W/O
Linette M.
Osaka N.[3]
6-23-66-3
Petkovic A.
Stephens S.[2]
2-66-46-2
R32
Linette M.
Rogowska O.
6-46-1
Kiick A.
Han X.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.
Ahn K.
6-26-1
Osaka N.[3]
Pera B.
6-27-64
Stollar F.
Hibi M.
6-17-66
Zheng S.
Swan K.
6-26-4
Vekic D.[7]
Dolehide C.
6-36-4
Putintseva Y.[8]
Maria T.
6-33-66-4
Bonaventure Y.
Kalinina A.
6-36-3
Stephens S.[2]
Mattek Sands B.
7-56-4
Petkovic A.
Loeb J.
6-16-1
Hibino N.
Zhuk S.
7-56-4
Bencic B.[6]
Dart H.
7-56-2
Bogdan A.
Makarova K.[4]
7-626-3
Brady J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-16-4
Boulter K.
Krunic A.[5]
6-26-0