Roberta Vinci vs Svetlana KuznetsovaDubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2013 ·
hard
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vinci R.
6-3 6-2
Kuznetsova S.
Vinci R.
662
Kuznetsova S.
320

Roberta Vinci defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Roberta Vinci had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Roberta Vinci narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 2-6 6-1
2015-11-02ZhuhaiRRhardRoberta Vinci6-4 6-4
2013-10-14MoscowQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-3
2010-10-04BeijingR64hardRoberta Vinci6-3 2-6 6-3
2007-08-13TorontoR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
62
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
36
51
Break points won·Slight edge
87
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
84

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw