R16 Cincinnati Open 2009

Kim Clijsters def. Svetlana Kuznetsova #6

6-4 4-6 6-2

Kim Clijsters defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the 2009 Cincinnati Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKim ClijstersSvetlana Kuznetsova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
43
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
50.0%59.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.7%61.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.1%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%58.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.4%54.5%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
41.7%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.5%36.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
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.
+7.6-1.3
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.
+1.3-7.6

* 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

FieldKim ClijstersSvetlana Kuznetsova
Country BEL RUS
Birth dateJun 8, 1983Jun 27, 1985
Age2624
Height174 cm174 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6
Ranking points (entering)5,851
Elo (entering)2,1372,014
Current career W-L466–128594–323
Current career earnings$24,545,194$25,816,890

Path

Kim Clijsters's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patty Schnyder #206-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 2009R32
Marion Bartoli #136-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 12, 2009R64

Kim Clijsters's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dinara Safina #12-6 5-7LH2HMatch dataAug 15, 2009QF

Svetlana Kuznetsova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lucie Safarova #456-3 6-7(2) 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 13, 2009R32