Victoria Azarenka gets by Kuznetsova in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

FRENCH OPEN - PARIS DRAW AND RESULTS. Azarenka bests Kuznetsova to take on Clara Tauson in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Victoria Azarenka vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova

Victoria Azarenka hustles Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-4 2-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris on Sunday. Azarenka will play Clara Tauson in the 2nd round. The match lasted exactly 2 hours. Her best result in this tournament was reaching the semifinal in 2013. Here you can see her history at this event.

Azarenka
Paris
Azarenka's Record

Azarenka added to her prize money € 24,000 after winning this match. She has won already € 84,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Victoria will add € 29,000 to her earnings to get in total € 113,000 in total.

Highlights Victoria Azarenka vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova French Open – Paris

Azarenka’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Azarenka
Kuznetsova
Victoria Azarenka
6-4 2-6 6-3
2h:00
Svetlana Kuznetsova
88
88
Total points
84
84
33
33
Winners
31
31
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
37%
37%
34
34
Unforced
41
41
45%
45%
Ratio Unforced
55%
55%
6/12
6/12
Net Approaches
7/15
7/15
50%
50%
Perc
47%
47%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
0
0
9
9
Double Faults
5
5
69%
69%
1st in
69%
69%
56%
56%
1st won
52%
52%
33/59
33/59
1st won
31/60
31/60
35%
35%
2nd won
37%
37%
9/26
9/26
2nd won
10/27
10/27
173
173
Fastest serve
173
173
148
148
AVG 1st Serve
143
143
130
130
AVG 2nd Serve
132
132
-- Break Points --
7/16
7/16
Total
7/9
7/9
44%
44%
Won
78%
78%
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At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 88 points vs. Kuznetsova’s 84.

Azarenka

Victoria won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points as she converted only 44% (7/16) of the procured opportunities.

Kuznetsova

On the other side, Svetlana was pretty focused in converting 78% of the break points that she conquered points (7/9). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Azarenka and Kuznetsova is 7-4 for Victoria.

Draw and next match H2H: Victoria Azarenka vs. Clara Tauson – stats

Azarenka will play Tauson in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Victoria Azarenka and Clara Tauson since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Victoria Azarenka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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Azarenka was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Tauson in the 2nd game (2-0). However, there was more work to do for Victoria to win the set because Kuznetsova managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2), in the 5th (2-3) and in the 7th (3-4) game. Victoria maintained her cool to break the Russian in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th (6-4) game.

The Belarussian converted 50% of her break points (4/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (3-2 30-40), the 8th (4-3 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Kuznetsova converted 75% of her break points (3/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 0-40), the 5th (1-3 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40).

They played 56 points. Victoria was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than Kuznetsova (30-26). Victoria surrendered 14 points on serve (11-14). on the other side of the court, Kuznetsova conceded 19 points on serve (12-19).

2nd Set -
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Tauson was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Azarenka in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Anyhow, there was more work to do for Kuznetsova to win the set since the Belarussian managed to break back in the 6th (1-5) game.

Kuznetsova failed to serve out the set when leading 5-0 to be broken at 0.

A defining moment of this set was when the Russian won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

Kuznetsova converted 100% of her break points (3/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 40-A) and the 4th game (4-0 15-40). On the other side, Azarenka was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 5th (0-5 0-40) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 53 points. Svetlana was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Victoria (30-23). Svetlana surrendered 11 points on serve (13-11). on the other side of the court, the Belarussian conceded 17 points on serve (12-17).

3rd Set -
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Azarenka had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Tauson in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, that was not enough for Victoria to win the set because Svetlana found the way to break back in the 7th (2-5) game.

The Belarussian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 30.

Azarenka converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (4-1 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Russian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 7th (1-5 30-40) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).

They contested 63 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Svetlana (35-28). Victoria surrendered 12 points on serve (19-12). On the losing side, Svetlana conceded 16 points on serve (16-16).

 

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