Victoria Azarenka vs Karolina Muchova — US Open Round of 16

US Open · WTA · Round of 16
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#433WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2020
hard
Karolina Muchova
CZE
Karolina Muchova
#9WTA
2066ELO
2034Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$12MCAREER
29 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
Azarenka V.
5-7 6-1 6-4
Muchova K.
Azarenka V.
5662
Muchova K.
7141

Victoria Azarenka defeated Karolina Muchova 5-7 6-1 6-4 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karolina Muchova came in ranked #9, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Victoria Azarenka claimed a first win over Karolina Muchova in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-18MiamiR64hardKarolina Muchova6-0 0-0 RET
2023-03-06Indian WellsR64hardKarolina Muchova7-6(1) 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Muchova K.

Muchova K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

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

Azarenka V.Muchova K.
—
Serve
70
—
Return
44

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

Statistics

This season
Azarenka V.Muchova K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Muchova K.
Clutch Rating·Even
91
95
Break points saved·Even
94
98
Break points won·Slight edge
99
94
Deciding sets·Even
96
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Azarenka V.Muchova K.
Freshness·
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60

Muchova K.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 84 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.
Azarenka V.
1-66-36-3
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Williams S.
1-66-36-3
Osaka N.
Brady J.
7-613-66-3
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Mertens E.
6-16-0
Williams S.
Pironkova T.
4-66-36-2
Brady J.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Osaka N.
Rogers S.
6-36-4
R16
Osaka N.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-4
Rogers S.
Kvitova P.
7-653-67-66
Mertens E.
Kenin S.
6-36-3
Azarenka V.
Muchova K.
5-76-16-4
Williams S.
Sakkari M.
6-36-766-3
Putintseva Y.
Martic P.
6-32-66-4
Pironkova T.
Cornet A.
6-46-756-3
Brady J.
Kerber A.
6-16-4
R32
Martic P.
Gracheva V.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Keys M.
7-643-2
Kenin S.
Jabeur O.
7-646-3
Kerber A.
Li A.
6-36-4
Putintseva Y.
Sasnovich A.
3-66-26-1
Kontaveit A.
Linette M.
6-36-2
Rogers S.
Brengle M.
6-26-4
Kvitova P.
Pegula J.
6-46-3
Sakkari M.
Anisimova A.
6-36-1
Williams S.
Stephens S.
2-66-26-2
Azarenka V.
Swiatek I.
6-46-2
Muchova K.
Cirstea S.
6-32-67-67
Mertens E.
Mcnally C.
7-56-1
Osaka N.
Kostyuk M.
6-36-746-2
Pironkova T.
Vekic D.
6-46-1
Brady J.
Garcia C.
6-36-3
R64
Martic P.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-4
Kontaveit A.
Juvan K.
6-46-1
Osaka N.
Giorgi C.
6-16-2
Kostyuk M.
Sevastova A.
6-37-65
Swiatek I.
Vickery S.
6-756-36-4
Rogers S.
Rybakina E.
7-56-1
Muchova K.
Kalinskaya A.
6-37-64
Kenin S.
Fernandez L.
6-46-3
Mertens E.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-37-5
Mcnally C.
Alexandrova E.
4-66-37-62
Garcia C.
Pliskova K.
6-17-62
Kerber A.
Friedsam A.
6-37-66
Keys M.
Bolsova A.
6-26-1
Pegula J.
Flipkens K.
7-616-736-3
Brengle M.
Yastremska D.
6-26-3
Kvitova P.
Baindl K.
7-636-2
Cornet A.
Bonaventure Y.
7-646-3
Azarenka V.
Sabalenka A.
6-16-3
Vekic D.
Tig P.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Muguruza G.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.
Konta J.
2-67-656-4
Anisimova A.
Scott K.
4-66-46-1
Sakkari M.
Pera B.
2-66-36-2
Linette M.
Kovinic D.
6-16-727-64
Jabeur O.
Kanepi K.
7-686-0
Brady J.
Bellis C.
6-16-2
Li A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-06-3
Sasnovich A.
Vondrousova M.
6-16-2
Putintseva Y.
Lapko V.
6-36-3
Stephens S.
Govortsova O.
6-26-2
Gracheva V.
Mladenovic K.
1-67-626-0
Williams S.
Gasparyan M.
6-26-4
R128
Kerber A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-4
Li A.
Rus A.
6-42-66-1
Kontaveit A.
Collins D.
5-76-26-2
Yastremska D.
Sharma A.
6-36-747-62
Flipkens K.
Peterson R.
7-616-4
Konta J.
Watson H.
7-676-1
Bonaventure Y.
Zhang S.
4-66-36-2
Vekic D.
Pliskova K.
3-67-666-4
Brady J.
Blinkova A.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Siniakova K.
6-16-2
Kovinic D.
Cabrera L.
6-43-66-2
Kenin S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2
Fernandez L.
Zvonareva V.
6-47-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Liu C.
6-26-4
Kvitova P.
Begu I.
6-36-2
Bellis C.
Korpatsch T.
6-7136-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Maria T.
6-36-2
Vondrousova M.
Minnen G.
6-16-4
Gracheva V.
Badosa P.
6-47-5
Bondarenko K.
Kiick A.
3-66-36-1
Martic P.
Martincova T.
5-76-26-4
Osaka N.
Doi M.
6-25-76-2
Giorgi C.
Van Uytvanck A.
2-66-17-5
Kostyuk M.
Kasatkina D.
6-16-2
Sevastova A.
Gauff C.
6-35-76-4
Linette M.
Inglis M.
6-14-66-4
Juvan K.
Arconada U.
6-47-62
Pegula J.
Bouzkova M.
3-66-27-63
Baindl K.
Osuigwe W.
6-37-5
Bolsova A.
Teichmann J.
7-636-2
Cornet A.
Davis L.
6-31-66-0
Tig P.
Nara K.
6-16-0
Pera B.
Diyas Z.
7-646-0
Scott K.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-636-2
Anisimova A.
Tomova V.
7-57-5
Govortsova O.
Muhammad A.
6-16-2
Gasparyan M.
Puig M.
6-36-706-0
Sabalenka A.
Dodin O.
7-616-4
Azarenka V.
Haas B.
6-16-2
Vickery S.
Townsend T.
6-26-4
Swiatek I.
Kudermetova V.
6-36-3
Muchova K.
Williams V.
6-37-5
Cirstea S.
Mchale C.
6-47-5
Mcnally C.
Hruncakova V.
6-46-1
Alexandrova E.
Clijsters K.
3-67-56-1
Jabeur O.
Kawa K.
6-27-66
Brengle M.
Rodionova A.
6-26-2
Garcia C.
Paolini J.
6-36-2
Sasnovich A.
Di Lorenzo F.
2-67-666-0
Kalinskaya A.
Stojanovic N.
6-46-3
Stephens S.
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Khromacheva I.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.
Hibino N.
6-46-4
Mertens E.
Siegemund L.
6-26-2
Friedsam A.
Dolehide C.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Ahn K.
7-56-3
Rybakina E.
Zavatska K.
6-36-0
Lapko V.
Golubic V.
1-67-626-2
Sakkari M.
Voegele S.
6-33-67-5
Keys M.
Babos T.
6-16-1
Putintseva Y.
Montgomery R.
6-16-3
Mladenovic K.
Baptiste H.
7-56-2
Pironkova T.
Samsonova L.
6-26-3
Pliskova K.
Kalinina A.
6-46-0