Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Victoria Azarenka — Roland Garros Round of 16
Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 16
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1775ELO
1692Clay ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 May 2021 ·
clay
BLR15#451WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Pavlyuchenkova A.5-7 6-3 6-2
Azarenka V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
5662
Azarenka V.
7321
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Victoria Azarenka 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the Roland Garros round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 8–1, defending last year's round of 64. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova narrowed the head-to-head to 8–2.
Key context
- Match story: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova dropped the opening set before beating Victoria Azarenka 5–7 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
1–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-25 | US Open | R64 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2024-08-05 | Toronto | R64 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2023-02-20 | Dubai | R64 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2019-04-01 | Monterrey | QF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2015-08-17 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1-6 3-0 |
| 2013-05-06 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2011-05-09 | Rome | R16 | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 6-4 4-6 6-2 |
| 2011-03-21 | Miami | R16 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 3-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2009-03-23 | Miami | R64 | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
4.2
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (171 vs 194). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
74
88
Break points saved·Dominant
45
79
Break points won·Even
95
99
Deciding sets·Even
90
93
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
74
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast