Petra Kvitova vs Belinda Bencic — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
CZE8
Petra Kvitova
#1010WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2019
hard
Belinda Bencic
SUI
Belinda Bencic
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kvitova P.
6-1 6-4
Bencic B.
Kvitova P.
662
Bencic B.
140

Petra Kvitova defeated Belinda Bencic 6-1 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #11, defending last year's round of 64. Petra Kvitova extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-07MontrealR16hardBelinda Bencic6-7(3) 6-3 6-1
2019-10-28Shenzhen FinalsRRhardBelinda Bencic6-3 1-6 6-4
2019-09-30BeijingR16hardPetra Kvitova6-3 6-3
2019-02-18DubaiFhardBelinda Bencic6-3 1-6 6-2
2018-02-10Fed Cup WG R1: CZE vs SUIRRhardPetra Kvitova6-2 6-4
2013-09-23TokyoR32hardPetra Kvitova7-5 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Kvitova P.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Even serve battle

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

Kvitova P.Bencic B.
—
Serve
57
—
Return
55

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

Statistics

This season
Kvitova P.Bencic B.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kvitova P.Bencic B.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
88
Break points saved·Even
93
95
Break points won·Slight edge
88
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
92
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kvitova P.Bencic B.
Freshness·
—
82

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[4]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-625-76-4
Semi-finals
Osaka N.[4]
Pliskova K.[7]
6-24-66-4
Kvitova P.[8]
Collins D.
7-626-0
Quarter-finals
Osaka N.[4]
Svitolina E.[6]
6-46-1
Kvitova P.[8]
Barty A.[15]
6-16-4
Collins D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
2-67-56-1
Pliskova K.[7]
Williams S.[16]
6-44-67-5
R16
Williams S.[16]
Halep S.[1]
6-14-66-4
Osaka N.[4]
Sevastova A.[13]
4-66-36-4
Svitolina E.[6]
Keys M.[17]
6-21-66-1
Barty A.[15]
Sharapova M.[30]
4-66-16-4
Collins D.
Kerber A.[2]
6-06-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Anisimova A.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.[7]
Muguruza G.[18]
6-36-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Stephens S.[5]
6-736-36-3
R32
Halep S.[1]
Williams V.
6-26-3
Williams S.[16]
Yastremska D.
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[18]
Bacsinszky T.
7-656-2
Pliskova K.[7]
Giorgi C.[27]
6-43-66-2
Sevastova A.[13]
Wang Q.[21]
6-36-3
Keys M.[17]
Mertens E.[12]
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Zhang S.
4-66-47-5
Kvitova P.[8]
Bencic B.
6-16-4
Anisimova A.
Sabalenka A.[11]
6-36-2
Sharapova M.[30]
Wozniacki C.[3]
6-44-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sasnovich A.
6-06-3
Collins D.
Garcia C.[19]
6-36-2
Kerber A.[2]
Birrell K.
6-16-0
Stephens S.[5]
Martic P.[31]
7-667-65
Barty A.[15]
Sakkari M.
7-56-1
Osaka N.[4]
Hsieh S.[28]
5-76-46-1
R64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Bertens K.[9]
3-66-36-3
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-34-66-0
Yastremska D.
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
6-33-66-1
Williams S.[16]
Bouchard E.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[18]
Konta J.
6-46-737-5
Pliskova K.[7]
Brengle M.
4-66-16-0
Hsieh S.[28]
Siegemund L.
6-36-4
Wang Q.[21]
Krunic A.
6-26-3
Sevastova A.[13]
Andreescu B.
6-33-66-2
Mertens E.[12]
Gasparyan M.
6-17-5
Keys M.[17]
Potapova A.
6-36-4
Zhang S.
Pliskova K.
6-37-5
Svitolina E.[6]
Hruncakova V.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.[8]
Begu I.
6-16-3
Bencic B.
Putintseva Y.
7-54-66-2
Sabalenka A.[11]
Boulter K.
6-36-4
Barty A.[15]
Wang Y.
6-26-3
Sakkari M.
Sharma A.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.[30]
Peterson R.
6-26-1
Stephens S.[5]
Babos T.
6-36-1
Martic P.[31]
Vondrousova M.
6-47-5
Sasnovich A.
Kontaveit A.[20]
6-36-3
Collins D.
Vickery S.
6-37-5
Birrell K.
Vekic D.[29]
6-44-66-1
Kerber A.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-3
Giorgi C.[27]
Swiatek I.
6-26-0
Halep S.[1]
Kenin S.
6-36-756-4
Osaka N.[4]
Zidansek T.
6-26-4
Bacsinszky T.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-27-5
Garcia C.[19]
Hives Z.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[3]
Larsson J.
6-16-3
Anisimova A.
Tsurenko L.[24]
6-06-2
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