Victoria Azarenka vs Kaia KanepiCincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2022
hard
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Azarenka V.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Kanepi K.
Azarenka V.
6462
Kanepi K.
3631

Victoria Azarenka defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-10CincinnatiR64hardVictoria Azarenka6-3 7-6(2)
2009-05-04RomeQFclayVictoria Azarenka7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.4
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (146 vs 75). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
39
Break points saved·Dominant
94
69
Break points won·Dominant
99
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
15

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.6
Surface form
7.2
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Minutes 14d
2.3
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.5
Country comfort
5.6
Context
6.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw