Jie Zheng vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Auckland Semi-final
Auckland · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2012 ·
hard
Zheng J.2-6 6-3 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
2662
Kuznetsova S.
6331
Jie Zheng defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the Auckland semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's round of 16. Jie Zheng claimed a first win over Svetlana Kuznetsova in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.
Key context
- Match story: Jie Zheng dropped the opening set before beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 2–6 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
0–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-06 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2010-08-16 | Montreal | QF | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2009-10-05 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2009-08-24 | New Haven | R32 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1 6-7 6-4 |
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4-1 |
| 2008-09-22 | Beijing | SF | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2006-02-27 | Doha | R32 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-0 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
70%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
57
76
Break points saved·Dominant
25
51
Break points won·Slight edge
88
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
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