Elena Dementieva #5 def. Victoria Azarenka #7

6-3 6-1

Elena Dementieva defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-1 in the 2010 Sydney International semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena DementievaVictoria Azarenka
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
10
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
44
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.0%79.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.0%43.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
38.9%10.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.0%36.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
63.3%38.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
62.6%37.4%
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.
+5.9-19.4
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.
+19.3-5.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2010 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElena DementievaVictoria Azarenka
Country RUS BLR
Birth dateOct 14, 1981Jul 31, 1989
Age2820
Height180 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)57
Ranking points (entering)5,5054,541
Elo (entering)2,0201,971
Current career W-L483–245582–268
Current career earnings$14,867,437$38,890,473
Pre-match H2H

Path

Elena Dementieva's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dinara Safina #26-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2010QF
Daniela Hantuchova #236-2 4-6 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2010R16
Francesca Schiavone #186-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 2010R32

Elena Dementieva's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #16-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2010F

Victoria Azarenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominika Cibulkova #242-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2010QF
Kimiko Date #646-1 5-7 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2010R16
Sabine Lisicki #223-6 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 14, 2010R32