Aryna Sabalenka vs Svetlana KuznetsovaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018 ·
hard
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sabalenka A.
6-4 6-3
Kuznetsova S.
Sabalenka A.
662
Kuznetsova S.
430

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in defending last year's final, but Aryna Sabalenka had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on hard. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-02-24DohaSFhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-3
2019-05-06MadridR64claySvetlana Kuznetsova7-5 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
100
76
Break points saved·Dominant
93
51
Break points won·Even
99
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
97
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
84

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
59

Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw