Patty Schnyder vs Kim ClijstersLuxembourg Round of 16

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 16
47 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 October 2009 ·
hard
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Schnyder P.
6-4 3-6 7-6
Clijsters K.
Schnyder P.
6372
Clijsters K.
4661

Patty Schnyder defeated Kim Clijsters 6-4 3-6 7-6 in the Luxembourg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kim Clijsters came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, but Patty Schnyder had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 8 on hard. Patty Schnyder narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Patty Schnyder closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-10CincinnatiR32hardKim Clijsters6-2 7-5
2006-07-24StanfordFhardKim Clijsters6-4 6-2
2005-05-02BerlinR16grassPatty Schnyder6-7 6-5
2004-01-19Australian OpenSFhardKim Clijsters6-2 7-6
2003-09-22LeipzigQFcarpetKim Clijsters6-1 6-3
2003-02-10AntwerpQFhardKim Clijsters7-5 6-1
2003-01-06SydneyR16hardKim Clijsters6-1 6-3
2000-06-19s HertogenboschR16grassPatty Schnyder6-4 4-6 7-5

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (144 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
77
Break points saved·Dominant
47
76
Break points won·Slight edge
75
86
Deciding sets·Even
82
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
71

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

Draw