Petra Martic vs Angelique KerberPortoroz Round of 32

Portoroz · WTA · Round of 32
#1014WTA
1673ELO
1633Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2008
hard
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Martic P.
7-5 6-2
Kerber A.
Martic P.
762
Kerber A.
52

Petra Martic defeated Angelique Kerber 7-5 6-2 in the Portoroz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Petra Martic claimed a first win over Angelique Kerber in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Petra Martic closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-06Indian WellsR128hardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-4
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR16clayAngelique Kerber6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Martic P.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Martic P.

Serve advantage — Kerber A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
91
Break points won·Dominant
66
95
Deciding sets·Even
88
86
Tiebreaks·Even
86
90

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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