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Angelique Kerber #5 def. Svetlana Kuznetsova #85

6-3 7-5

Match Information

Date Jan 12, 2013*
Tournament Sydney
Category WTA 500
Surface Hard
RoundQF
Winner Angelique Kerber
Score6-3 7-5
Loser Svetlana Kuznetsova
StatAngelique KerberSvetlana Kuznetsova
Aces34
Double faults12
First serve %6661
First serve points won %7070
Second serve points won %5029
Break points saved %7864
Break points converted %3622
Service points won %6354
Return points won %4637
Total points won %5545

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAngelique KerberSvetlana Kuznetsova
Country GER RUS
Birth dateJan 18, 1988Jun 27, 1985
Age2427
Height173174
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)585
Ranking points (entering)5,550753
Elo (entering)1,9661,791
Career W-L461–270580–319
Career earnings$32,545,460$25,816,890
Pre-match H2H
Angelique Kerber 0 1 Svetlana Kuznetsova

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 11, 2013R16 Galina Voskoboeva 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data

Angelique Kerber's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 12, 2013SF Dominika Cibulkova 2-6 6-4 3-6LH2HMatch data

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 11, 2013R16 Caroline Wozniacki 7-6(4) 1-6 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 10, 2013R32 Julia Goerges 3-6 6-3 6-3WH2HMatch data