Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Jaqueline Cristian — St. Petersburg Quarter-final

St. Petersburg · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS4
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 March 2021
hard
Jaqueline Cristian
ROU
Jaqueline Cristian
#37WTA
1834ELO
1803Hard ELO
$742kYTD
$3.7MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWLW
Kuznetsova S.
6-7 6-3 6-3
Cristian J.
Kuznetsova S.
65662
Cristian J.
77331

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Jaqueline Cristian 6-7 6-3 6-3 in the St. Petersburg quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsova S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cristian J.

Cristian J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Serve advantage — Cristian J.

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

Kuznetsova S.Cristian J.
—
Serve
22
—
Return
25

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

Statistics

This season
Kuznetsova S.Cristian J.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsova S.Cristian J.
Clutch Rating·Even
79
77
Break points saved·Even
81
84
Break points won·Clear edge
89
71
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
91
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
88

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kasatkina D.[8]
Gasparyan M.
6-32-1
Semi-finals
Kasatkina D.[8]
Kuznetsova S.[4]
1-66-06-2
Gasparyan M.
Zvonareva V.
6-37-69
Quarter-finals
Kasatkina D.[8]
Kudermetova V.[2]
1-66-16-2
Zvonareva V.
Gasanova A.
6-36-1
Kuznetsova S.[4]
Cristian J.
6-756-36-3
Gasparyan M.
Alexandrova E.[1]
6-27-5
R16
Kuznetsova S.[4]
Wang X.
6-17-5
Gasanova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
1-67-687-64
Alexandrova E.[1]
Martincova T.
6-36-4
Cristian J.
Ostapenko J.[6]
6-37-69
Kasatkina D.[8]
Sasnovich A.
5-76-37-62
Kudermetova V.[2]
Rakhimova K.
7-53-67-65
Gasparyan M.
Siniakova K.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Ferro F.[3]
6-767-57-62
R32
Wang X.
Tomova V.
6-15-77-5
Cristian J.
Lapko V.
6-736-42-1
Ostapenko J.[6]
Badosa P.
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.[8]
Tauson C.
6-47-60
Sasnovich A.
Bogdan A.
2-66-26-1
Rakhimova K.
Mironova D.
6-16-726-1
Siniakova K.
Flipkens K.
6-16-2
Gasanova A.
Zavatska K.
6-26-767-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.[5]
Buyukakcay C.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Rodionova A.
6-16-3
Martincova T.
Voegele S.
6-04-66-4
Gasparyan M.
Mladenovic K.[7]
6-716-16-1