Angelique Kerber vs Svetlana KuznetsovaDubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2015 ·
hard
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kerber A.
7-6 6-4
Kuznetsova S.
Kerber A.
762
Kuznetsova S.
640

Angelique Kerber defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-6 6-4 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-23MiamiR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-3 3-6 6-3
2014-09-29BeijingR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova2-6 6-4 6-3
2013-05-27Roland GarrosR16claySvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 4-6 6-3
2013-05-06MadridR16clayAngelique Kerber3-6 6-4 7-5
2013-01-07SydneyQFhardAngelique Kerber6-3 7-5
2010-01-18Australian OpenR32hardSvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 7-5 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
75
51
Break points won·Even
98
96
Deciding sets·Even
89
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
91
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