Vera Zvonareva vs Kaia KanepiUS Open Quarter-final

US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
#292WTA
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 August 2010 ·
hard
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zvonareva V.
6-3 7-5
Kanepi K.
Zvonareva V.
672
Kanepi K.
350

Vera Zvonareva defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-3 7-5 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 128, but Vera Zvonareva had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Vera Zvonareva claimed a first win over Kaia Kanepi in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-10-31W25 IstanbulFhardKaia Kanepi6-3 6-3
2018-07-23MoscowR32hardKaia Kanepi6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
3.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
30
Break points saved·Slight edge
30
23
Break points won·Clear edge
91
77
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
62
6

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw