Diana Shnaider vs Kristina Kucova — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Diana Shnaider
RUS
Diana Shnaider
#14WTA
1891ELO
1833Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$6.3MCAREER
22 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2023 ·
hard
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Shnaider D.
7-6 7-5
Kucova K.
Shnaider D.
772
Kucova K.
650

Diana Shnaider defeated Kristina Kucova 7-6 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kristina Kucova came in defending last year's round of 64, but Diana Shnaider had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Shnaider D.Kucova K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
49%
36%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
49%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 13). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Shnaider D.Kucova K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
82
0
Break points saved·Dominant
63
5
Break points won·Dominant
98
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
89
12
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
3

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

Freshness

Recent load
Shnaider D.Kucova K.
Freshness·
69
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Shnaider D.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw