Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Alona BondarenkoBeijing Round of 16

Beijing · WTA · Round of 16
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2009 ·
hard
42 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kuznetsova S.
6-3 4-6 6-0
Bondarenko A.
Kuznetsova S.
6462
Bondarenko A.
3601

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Alona Bondarenko 6-3 4-6 6-0 in the Beijing round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alona Bondarenko came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Svetlana Kuznetsova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-11MadridR32clayAlona Bondarenko6-3 6-2
2009-01-19Australian OpenR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova7-6 6-4
2008-05-05BerlinR16grassAlona Bondarenko1-6 6-2 6-2
2007-04-30WarsawSFclayAlona Bondarenko6-2 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 104). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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