Laura Siegemund vs Victoria AzarenkaAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#40WTA
1769ELO
1713Hard ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019
hard
#433WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Siegemund L.
6-7 6-4 6-2
Azarenka V.
Siegemund L.
65662
Azarenka V.
77421

Laura Siegemund defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-7 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Laura Siegemund claimed a first win over Victoria Azarenka in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-22Bad HomburgR32grassVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-2
2021-03-01DohaR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Siegemund L.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Siegemund L.

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

Siegemund L.Azarenka V.
11
Serve
46
Return

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
73%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
94
Break points won·Slight edge
89
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Siegemund L.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°CClear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

R128
Giorgi C.[27]
Jakupovic D.
6-36-0
Swiatek I.
Bogdan A.
6-33-66-4
Brengle M.
Doi M.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[7]
Muchova K.
6-36-2
Osaka N.[4]
Linette M.
6-46-2
Siegemund L.
Azarenka V.
6-756-46-2
Hsieh S.[28]
Voegele S.
6-26-1
Wang Q.[21]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Krunic A.
Diyas Z.
3-67-56-1
Andreescu B.
Osuigwe W.
7-616-706-3
Sevastova A.[13]
Barthel M.
6-36-1
Mertens E.[12]
Schmiedlova A.
6-27-5
Potapova A.
Parmentier P.
6-47-65
Keys M.[17]
Aiava D.
6-26-2
Zhang S.
Cibulkova D.[26]
6-24-66-2
Pliskova K.
Blinkova A.
7-622-66-2
Hruncakova V.
Baindl K.
4-66-46-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Golubic V.
6-16-2
Bencic B.
Siniakova K.
6-42-66-3
Tsurenko L.[24]
Alexandrova E.
6-47-64
Anisimova A.
Niculescu M.
7-636-4
Boulter K.
Makarova K.
6-04-67-66
Sabalenka A.[11]
Kalinskaya A.
6-16-4
Sharma A.
Hon P.
7-54-66-1
Sakkari M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
6-13-66-2
Sharapova M.[30]
Dart H.
6-06-0
Wozniacki C.[3]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[5]
Townsend T.
6-46-2
Vondrousova M.
Rodina E.
6-36-2
Martic P.[31]
Watson H.
6-16-2
Kontaveit A.[20]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Puig M.
6-46-3
Bertens K.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-3
Collins D.
Goerges J.[14]
2-67-656-4
Hives Z.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-2
Garcia C.[19]
Ponchet J.
6-26-3
Vekic D.[29]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-4
Birrell K.
Badosa P.
6-46-2
Haddad Maia B.
Pera B.
6-35-76-4
Kerber A.[2]
Hercog P.
6-26-2
Halep S.[1]
Kanepi K.
6-726-46-2
Kenin S.
Kudermetova V.
6-33-67-5
Cornet A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
Burel C.
7-56-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Lepchenko V.
6-726-26-4
Konta J.
Tomljanovic A.
7-642-67-67
Muguruza G.[18]
Zheng S.
6-26-3
Begu I.
Petkovic A.
6-734-3
Larsson J.
Lapko V.
7-653-0
Babos T.
Jabeur O.
7-657-63
Wang Y.
Perez E.
6-46-0
Gasparyan M.
Zhu L.
4-66-26-2
Yastremska D.
Stosur S.
7-56-2
Zidansek T.
Saville D.
7-56-3
Peterson R.
Cirstea S.
6-46-1
Barty A.[15]
Kumkhum L.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Buzarnescu M.[25]
6-737-636-2
Vickery S.
Bonaventure Y.
2-66-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Strycova B.[32]
6-47-61
Bouchard E.
Peng S.
6-26-1
Williams S.[16]
Maria T.
6-06-2
Bacsinszky T.
Kasatkina D.[10]
6-36-0