Svetlana Kuznetsova vs Elina Svitolina — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021 ·
hard
UKR1#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Kuznetsova S.2-6 6-4 6-1
Svitolina E.
Kuznetsova S.
2662
Svitolina E.
6411
Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Elina Svitolina 2-6 6-4 6-1 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Svetlana Kuznetsova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Svetlana Kuznetsova dropped the opening set before beating Elina Svitolina 2–6 6–4 6–1.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-14 | Rome | R16 | clay | Elina Svitolina | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2019-09-23 | Wuhan | R16 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2018-08-13 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 7-6 4-6 6-4 |
| 2016-10-17 | Moscow | SF | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1 6-7 6-4 |
| 2014-01-13 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
76
91
Break points saved·Dominant
51
83
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Slight edge
90
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
93
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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70
Svitolina E.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast