Marketa Vondrousova vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Istanbul Round of 16

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 16
Marketa Vondrousova
CZE
Marketa Vondrousova
#132WTA
1907ELO
1773Clay ELO
$33kYTD
$12MCAREER
27 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 April 2019
clay
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Vondrousova M.
6-4 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Vondrousova M.
662
Kuznetsova S.
430

Marketa Vondrousova defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-3 in the Istanbul round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Marketa Vondrousova claimed a first win over Svetlana Kuznetsova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 4-6 6-4
2017-08-28US OpenR128hardSvetlana Kuznetsova4-6 6-4 7-6(2)
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Serve vs return

This season
Vondrousova M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Vondrousova M.

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
Vondrousova M.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 56). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vondrousova M.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
79
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
81
Break points won·Slight edge
99
89
Deciding sets·Even
89
85
Tiebreaks·Even
85
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Martic P.[6]
Vondrousova M.
1-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Vondrousova M.
Strycova B.
6-26-1
Martic P.[6]
Gasparyan M.
6-10-0
Quarter-finals
Gasparyan M.
Kudermetova V.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Arruabarrena L.
6-16-2
Strycova B.
Rybakina E.
0-67-666-0
Martic P.[6]
Mladenovic K.
7-644-67-62
R16
Vondrousova M.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-3
Martic P.[6]
Bogdan A.
4-67-56-3
Rybakina E.
Parmentier P.
6-06-4
Mladenovic K.
Baindl K.
6-16-2
Strycova B.
Cirstea S.
6-21-66-3
Kudermetova V.
Babos T.
6-07-64
Arruabarrena L.
Peterson R.
6-36-2
Gasparyan M.
Buzarnescu M.[2]
1-66-47-5
R32
Bogdan A.
Flipkens K.
6-11-0
Kuznetsova S.
Buyukakcay C.
6-37-64
Mladenovic K.
Yastremska D.[4]
6-36-4
Cirstea S.
Bara I.
2-66-06-0
Gasparyan M.
Larsson J.
7-664-66-3
Parmentier P.
Rodina E.
6-16-1
Baindl K.
Potapova A.
6-31-0
Babos T.
Jorovic I.
6-46-4
Buzarnescu M.[2]
Glushko J.
6-46-4
Rybakina E.
Siniakova K.[7]
3-66-26-4
Peterson R.
Ozgen P.
6-12-66-0
Strycova B.
Hruncakova V.[9]
5-77-56-4
Arruabarrena L.
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
6-47-5
Kudermetova V.
Sakkari M.[8]
6-36-4
Martic P.[6]
Zidansek T.
3-66-16-3
Vondrousova M.
Tomljanovic A.[5]
6-36-3