Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Andrea Petkovic — Washington Semi-final
Washington · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018 ·
hard
Kuznetsova S.6-2 6-2
Petkovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
662
Petkovic A.
220
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Andrea Petkovic 6-2 6-2 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrea Petkovic came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's semi-final, but Svetlana Kuznetsova had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Svetlana Kuznetsova dropped just 4 games past Andrea Petkovic.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-18 | Fed Cup WG SF: RUS vs GER | RR | clay | Andrea Petkovic | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2013-09-30 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Andrea Petkovic | 4-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 2010-09-27 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Andrea Petkovic | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2010-05-24 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 4-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2009-09-28 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Andrea Petkovic | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 2009-04-27 | Stuttgart | R32 | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 5-7 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (81 vs 192). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
76
53
Break points saved·Dominant
51
17
Break points won·Slight edge
96
88
Deciding sets·Clear edge
90
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
84
70
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