SF Miami Open 2009

Victoria Azarenka #10 def. Svetlana Kuznetsova #8

6-3 2-6 7-5

Victoria Azarenka defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 2-6 7-5 in the 2009 Miami Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVictoria AzarenkaSvetlana Kuznetsova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
03
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
74
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.4%57.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
59.0%65.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
36.1%34.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
64.7%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
51.8%52.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%35.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
47.9%48.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-4.1-3.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.7+4.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldVictoria AzarenkaSvetlana Kuznetsova
Country BLR RUS
Birth dateJul 31, 1989Jun 27, 1985
Age1923
Height183 cm174 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)108
Ranking points (entering)3,7604,308
Elo (entering)2,0031,937
Current career W-L582–268594–323
Current career earnings$38,890,473$25,816,890
Pre-match H2H

Path

Victoria Azarenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Samantha Stosur #426-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataApr 3, 2009QF
Agnes Szavay #256-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 1, 2009R16
Anna Chakvetadze #236-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 30, 2009R32
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova #276-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 28, 2009R64

Victoria Azarenka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #16-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 5, 2009F

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Caroline Wozniacki #126-4 6-7(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 3, 2009QF
Alisa Kleybanova #266-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 1, 2009R16
Nicole Vaidisova #716-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 30, 2009R32
Tamira Paszek 2-6 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 28, 2009R64