Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Andrea Petkovic — Washington Semi-final
Washington · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018
hard
Kuznetsova S.6-2 6-2
Petkovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Petkovic A.
220
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Andrea Petkovic 6-2 6-2 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrea Petkovic came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's semi-final, but Svetlana Kuznetsova had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Svetlana Kuznetsova dropped just 4 games past Andrea Petkovic.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-18 | Fed Cup WG SF: RUS vs GER | RR | clay | Andrea Petkovic | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2013-09-30 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Andrea Petkovic | 4-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 2010-09-27 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Andrea Petkovic | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2010-05-24 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2009-09-28 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Andrea Petkovic | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 2009-04-27 | Stuttgart | R32 | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 5-7 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
79
48
Break points saved·Dominant
81
39
Break points won·Clear edge
89
76
Deciding sets·Clear edge
85
73
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
74
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
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