Sofia Kenin vs Victoria AzarenkaAcapulco Quarter-final

Acapulco · WTA · Quarter-final
#105WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2019
hard
#433WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Kenin S.
6-4 4-6 7-5
Azarenka V.
Kenin S.
6472
Azarenka V.
4651

Sofia Kenin defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the Acapulco quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Sofia Kenin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-26Roland GarrosR64claySofia Kenin7-6(5) 6-4
2023-01-16Australian OpenR128hardVictoria Azarenka6-4 7-6(3)
2020-09-14RomeR32clayVictoria Azarenka6-0 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Kenin S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Serve advantage — Azarenka V.

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

Kenin S.Azarenka V.
13
Serve
0
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
68%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
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
66
91
Break points saved·Even
92
94
Break points won·Clear edge
85
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
96
Tiebreaks·Even
73
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
92

Kenin S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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