Belinda Bencic vs Svetlana Kuznetsova — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
SUI11#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
Bencic B.7-5 2-6 6-4
Kuznetsova S.
Bencic B.
7262
Kuznetsova S.
5641
Belinda Bencic defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5 2-6 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Belinda Bencic closed it out in three sets, 7–5 2–6 6–4.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-24 | Doha | QF | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2020-02-10 | St. Petersburg | R16 | hard | Belinda Bencic | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2019-05-06 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Belinda Bencic | 7-6 2-6 6-3 |
| 2016-09-26 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-3 3-4 |
| 2014-09-15 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Belinda Bencic | 6-3 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 13). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
90
76
Break points saved·Dominant
84
51
Break points won·Even
96
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
90
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
84
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
90
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Bencic B.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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