Vera Zvonareva vs Daria KasatkinaSt. Petersburg Quarter-final

St. Petersburg · WTA · Quarter-final
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 January 2019
hard
#63WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
Zvonareva V.
6-3 7-6
Kasatkina D.
Zvonareva V.
6772
Kasatkina D.
3630

Vera Zvonareva defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-3 7-6 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Vera Zvonareva claimed a first win over Daria Kasatkina in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-21EastbourneR32grassDaria Kasatkina7-5 2-2 RET
2020-09-14RomeR64clayDaria Kasatkina6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zvonareva 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

Serve & return on hard

Zvonareva V.Kasatkina D.
Serve
0
Return
95

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
65%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (144 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
76
78
Break points saved·Even
79
80
Break points won·Slight edge
94
100
Deciding sets·Even
92
93
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
52
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
92

Kasatkina D.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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