R64 Australian Open 2021

Belinda Bencic #12 def. Svetlana Kuznetsova #37

7-5 2-6 6-4

Belinda Bencic defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 7-5 2-6 6-4 in the 2021 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatBelinda BencicSvetlana Kuznetsova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
15
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
112
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
51.6%65.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
68.8%59.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.9%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.1%56.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.7%40.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.0%49.0%
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.
+2.5-0.3
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.
+0.3-2.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldBelinda BencicSvetlana Kuznetsova
Country SUI RUS
Birth dateMar 10, 1997Jun 27, 1985
Age2335
Height175 cm174 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1237
Ranking points (entering)4,0101,631
Elo (entering)1,8321,796
Current career W-L310–192594–323
Current career earnings$17,231,250$25,816,890
Pre-match H2H

Path

Belinda Bencic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lauren Davis #806-3 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128

Belinda Bencic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Elise Mertens #162-6 1-6LH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2021R32

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Barbora Strycova #386-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128