SF Italian Open 2009

Svetlana Kuznetsova #8 def. Victoria Azarenka #9

6-2 6-4

Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-4 in the 2009 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSvetlana KuznetsovaVictoria Azarenka
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
52.4%79.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.7%45.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
43.3%35.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.1%43.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.5%42.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.8%43.2%
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.
+1.3-12.3
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.
+12.3-1.3

* 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

FieldSvetlana KuznetsovaVictoria Azarenka
Country RUS BLR
Birth dateJun 27, 1985Jul 31, 1989
Age2319
Height174 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)89
Ranking points (entering)4,7764,546
Elo (entering)2,0222,038
Current career W-L594–323582–268
Current career earnings$25,816,890$38,890,473

Path

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jelena Jankovic #46-1 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2009QF
Flavia Pennetta #146-3 3-6 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2009R16
Daniela Hantuchova #406-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2009R32

Svetlana Kuznetsova's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dinara Safina #13-6 2-6LH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2009F

Victoria Azarenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kaia Kanepi #197-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2009QF
Caroline Wozniacki #116-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMay 7, 2009R16
Ayumi Morita #846-0 0-0 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataMay 6, 2009R32