Alona Bondarenko vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Warsaw Semi-final

Warsaw · WTA · Semi-final
UKR
Alona Bondarenko
42 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 April 2007 ·
clay
RUS
Svetlana Kuznetsova
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bondarenko A.
6-2 7-6
Kuznetsova S.
Bondarenko A.
672
Kuznetsova S.
260

Alona Bondarenko defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 7-6 in the Warsaw semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in defending last year's final. Alona Bondarenko extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-05BeijingR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 4-6 6-0
2009-05-11MadridR32clayAlona Bondarenko6-3 6-2
2009-01-19Australian OpenR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6 6-4
2008-05-05BerlinR16grassAlona Bondarenko1-6 6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
Bondarenko A.Kuznetsova S.
1st serve in·Even
69%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bondarenko A.Kuznetsova S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
50
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
30
51
Break points won·Clear edge
82
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
41
84

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw