Francesca Schiavone vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Moscow Quarter-final

Moscow · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA
Francesca Schiavone
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2005 ·
hard
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Schiavone F.
6-3 6-1
Kuznetsova S.
Schiavone F.
662
Kuznetsova S.
310

Francesca Schiavone defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-1 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 10–4, defending last year's quarter-final. Francesca Schiavone narrowed the head-to-head to 10–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-1 6-2
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR64clayFrancesca Schiavone6-7 7-5 10-8
2011-02-14DubaiR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova1-6 6-0 7-5
2011-01-17Australian OpenR16hardFrancesca Schiavone6-4 1-6 16-14
2008-01-07SydneyQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-0
2007-10-15ZurichQFhardFrancesca Schiavone6-3 3-3
2007-09-15Fed Cup WG F: RUS vs ITARRhardSvetlana Kuznetsova4-6 7-6 7-5
2007-08-20New HavenQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 0-0
2007-02-26DohaQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-4
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR16claySvetlana Kuznetsova1-6 6-4 6-4
2006-04-03Amelia IslandSFclayFrancesca Schiavone7-6 3-2
2004-04-26WarsawSFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 6-2
2004-02-23DubaiR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-4
2003-02-10DohaR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-3

Statistics

This season
Schiavone F.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Schiavone F.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
28
51
Break points won·Clear edge
80
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
35
84

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw