Kaia Kanepi vs Aleksandra Wozniak — Japan Open Semi-final

Japan Open · WTA · Semi-final
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2008
hard
CAN
Aleksandra Wozniak
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kanepi K.
6-4 6-4
Wozniak A.
Kanepi K.
662
Wozniak A.
44–

Kaia Kanepi defeated Aleksandra Wozniak 6-4 6-4 in the Japan Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aleksandra Wozniak came in defending last year's round of 16, but Kaia Kanepi had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Kaia Kanepi edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Wozniak A.

Wozniak A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Kanepi K.Wozniak A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Wozniak A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
39
34
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
45
Break points won·Even
70
67
Deciding sets·Slight edge
57
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
64

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

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.
Kanepi K.
6-23-66-1
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-3
Kanepi K.
Wozniak A.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Kanepi K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-647-61
Gajdosova J.
Koukalova K.
7-57-5
Wozniacki C.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-1
Wozniak A.
Stosur S.
7-56-3
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Fujiwara R.
6-26-4
Stosur S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-17-5
Wozniak A.
Fuda R.
6-16-1
Tanasugarn T.
Pin C.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Morita A.
6-26-1
Koukalova K.
Domachowska M.
6-36-0
Gajdosova J.
Peer S.
5-76-17-69
Kanepi K.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-16-0
R32
Stosur S.
King V.
6-20-0
Tanasugarn T.
Dubois S.
6-16-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Chan Y.
3-66-36-3
Fuda R.
Parmentier P.
7-56-2
Wozniak A.
Craybas J.
7-56-726-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zheng J.
6-16-2
Fujiwara R.
Cetkovska P.
7-666-4
Wickmayer Y.
Benesova I.
6-43-66-3
Kanepi K.
Safarova L.
4-66-36-4
Peer S.
Date Krumm K.
6-36-1
Gajdosova J.
Santangelo M.
6-47-60
Domachowska M.
Nakamura A.
6-47-5
Koukalova K.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-27-5
Pin C.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-07-5
Morita A.
Erakovic M.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Dulko G.
4-66-06-3