Victoria Azarenka vs Elina SvitolinaDoha Quarter-final

Doha · WTA · Quarter-final
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2021
hard
#10WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Azarenka V.
6-2 6-4
Svitolina E.
Azarenka V.
662
Svitolina E.
240

Victoria Azarenka defeated Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-4 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #10, defending last year's round of 32. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

42
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-31WashingtonR32hardElina Svitolina7-6(2) 6-4
2023-07-03WimbledonR16grassElina Svitolina2-6 6-4 7-6(9)
2022-01-17Australian OpenR32hardVictoria Azarenka6-0 6-2
2019-05-13RomeR32clayVictoria Azarenka4-6 6-1 7-5
2015-08-10TorontoR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-1 6-4
2015-02-23DohaR16hardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-7(4) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Svitolina E.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Svitolina E.
Serve
48
Return
57

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (182 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
91
89
Break points saved·Even
94
93
Break points won·Even
99
99
Deciding sets·Even
96
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

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

Conditions

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