Victoria Azarenka vs Kurumi Nara — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 September 2018
hard
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Azarenka V.
6-4 7-5
Nara K.
Azarenka V.
672
Nara K.
450

Victoria Azarenka defeated Kurumi Nara 6-4 7-5 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-04-18Fed Cup WG PO: JPN vs BLRRRhardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Nara K.

Nara K.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

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
Azarenka V.Nara K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 101). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Nara K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
5
Break points saved·Dominant
94
14
Break points won·Dominant
99
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
9
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
65

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
29°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[4]
Osaka N.[3]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[4]
Vekic D.
6-24-66-3
Osaka N.[3]
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Vekic D.
Garcia C.[2]
6-36-4
Pliskova K.[4]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-16-757-64
Osaka N.[3]
Strycova B.[8]
6-36-4
Giorgi C.
Azarenka V.
5-3
R16
Vekic D.
Konta J.
6-37-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Muguruza G.[6]
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Barty A.[7]
6-46-2
Giorgi C.
Wozniacki C.[1]
6-22-66-4
Pliskova K.[4]
Saville D.
4-66-46-4
Osaka N.[3]
Cibulkova D.
6-26-1
Strycova B.[8]
Kontaveit A.
7-653-67-5
Garcia C.[2]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-42-67-5
R32
Saville D.
Pliskova K.
7-623-67-68
Azarenka V.
Nara K.
6-47-5
Konta J.
Dabrowski G.
6-26-0
Barty A.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
4-66-37-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-4
Vekic D.
Stephens S.[5]
6-46-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Bouchard E.
6-46-4
Muguruza G.[6]
Bencic B.
6-26-4
Strycova B.[8]
Diyas Z.
6-46-4
Kontaveit A.
Mladenovic K.
6-37-65
Cibulkova D.
Hibino N.
6-15-76-3
Giorgi C.
Doi M.
6-26-1