Victoria Azarenka vs Donna VekicCincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2020
hard
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Azarenka V.
6-2 6-3
Vekic D.
Azarenka V.
662
Vekic D.
230

Victoria Azarenka defeated Donna Vekic 6-2 6-3 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Victoria Azarenka claimed a first win over Donna Vekic in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-14CincinnatiR32hardDonna Vekic3-6 6-3 6-4
2019-08-12CincinnatiR32hardDonna Vekic6-2 7-5
2019-07-29San JoseR16hardDonna Vekic6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

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

Azarenka V.Vekic D.
Serve
6
Return
36

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
63%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.3
4.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
91
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
86
Break points won·Slight edge
99
91
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw