Victoria Azarenka vs Laura SiegemundDoha Round of 16

Doha · WTA · Round of 16
#433WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2021
hard
#40WTA
1769ELO
1713Hard ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLWL
Azarenka V.
6-4 6-2
Siegemund L.
Azarenka V.
662
Siegemund L.
420

Victoria Azarenka defeated Laura Siegemund 6-4 6-2 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Laura Siegemund came in ranked #40, defending last year's round of 32. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-22Bad HomburgR32grassVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-2
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardLaura Siegemund6-7(5) 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Siegemund L.

Siegemund L.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Azarenka 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

Azarenka V.Siegemund L.
Serve
11
Return
46

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%
73%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (182 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
80
Break points won·Slight edge
99
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
76
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·
98

Siegemund L.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 56%