Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Justine Henin — Berlin Semi-final
Berlin · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2007 ·
grass
Kuznetsova S.6-4 5-7 6-4
Henin J.
Kuznetsova S.
6562
Henin J.
4741
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Justine Henin 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the Berlin semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 16–2, defending last year's final. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 16–3.
Key context
- Match story: Svetlana Kuznetsova edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.
Head to head
2–16| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-17 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2008-01-07 | Sydney | F | hard | Justine Henin | 4-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 2007-08-27 | US Open | F | hard | Justine Henin | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2007-02-26 | Doha | F | hard | Justine Henin | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2007-02-19 | Dubai | SF | hard | Justine Henin | 1-6 6-4 6-0 |
| 2006-08-21 | New Haven | SF | hard | Justine Henin | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Justine Henin | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2006-05-08 | Berlin | QF | grass | Justine Henin | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2006-02-20 | Dubai | SF | hard | Justine Henin | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2006-01-09 | Sydney | SF | hard | Justine Henin | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2005-05-23 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Justine Henin | 7-6 4-6 7-5 |
| 2005-04-25 | Warsaw | F | clay | Justine Henin | 3-6 6-2 7-5 |
| 2004-03-10 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Justine Henin | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2004-03-01 | Doha | SF | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 2004-02-23 | Dubai | F | hard | Justine Henin | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Justine Henin | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2003-07-28 | San Diego | SF | hard | Justine Henin | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Justine Henin | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
66%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
50%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 120). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
76
81
Break points saved·Clear edge
51
73
Break points won·Slight edge
96
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
85
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast