Justine Henin vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Sydney Final
Sydney · WTA · Final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2008 ·
hard
Henin J.4-6 6-2 6-4
Kuznetsova S.
Henin J.
4662
Kuznetsova S.
6241
Justine Henin defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 4-6 6-2 6-4 in the Sydney final on hard. The result followed the form book — Justine Henin came in leading the head-to-head 15–3. Justine Henin extended the head-to-head to 16–3.
Key context
- Match story: Justine Henin dropped the opening set before beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 4–6 6–2 6–4.
Head to head
15–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-17 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2007-08-27 | US Open | F | hard | Justine Henin | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2007-05-07 | Berlin | SF | grass | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 5-7 6-4 |
| 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
54%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (58 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
81
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
51
Break points won·Slight edge
91
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
85
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
84
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