SF Miami Open 2008

Serena Williams #8 def. Svetlana Kuznetsova #4

3-6 7-5 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 3-6 7-5 6-3 in the 2008 Miami Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 29, 2008*
Tournament: Miami Open
Edition: 2008
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Serena Williams	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Aces	13	8
Double faults	3	2
First serve %	60.0%	61.0%
First serve points won %	66.0%	65.0%
Second serve points won %	47.0%	40.0%
Break points saved %	67.0%	69.0%
Break points converted %	31.0%	33.0%
Service points won %	58.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	42.0%
Total points won %	51.0%	49.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Svetlana Kuznetsova
Country	USA	RUS
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Jun 27, 1985
Age	26	22
Height	175 cm	174 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	8	4
Ranking points (entering)	2,297	3,750
Elo (entering)	2,133	2,067
Current career W-L	837–172	594–323
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$25,816,890

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #8 3 – 1 Svetlana Kuznetsova #4

Path

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Justine Henin #1	6-2 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 29, 2008	QF
Kaia Kanepi #61	6-3 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 2008	R16
Flavia Pennetta #28	6-7(6) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 27, 2008	R32
Edina Gallovits Hall	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 26, 2008	R64

Serena Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jelena Jankovic #3	6-1 5-7 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 30, 2008	F

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Venus Williams #7	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 29, 2008	QF
Shahar Peer #19	7-6(4) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 28, 2008	R16
Victoria Azarenka #27	1-6 7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 27, 2008	R32
Yung Jan Chan	6-1 3-6 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 26, 2008	R64