Kaia Kanepi vs Angelique Kerber — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009
hard
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kanepi K.
6-1 7-5
Kerber A.
Kanepi K.
672
Kerber A.
15–

Kaia Kanepi defeated Angelique Kerber 6-1 7-5 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in defending last year's quarter-final. Kaia Kanepi extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Kaia Kanepi came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-01-17Australian OpenR128hardKaia Kanepi6-4 6-3
2014-01-06SydneyR16hardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-4
2013-08-26US OpenR32hardAngelique Kerber6-0 6-4
2013-06-24WimbledonR64grassKaia Kanepi3-6 7-6(6) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
91
Break points won·Dominant
70
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Safina D.
6-32-66-1
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Sugiyama A.
6-47-63
Dementieva E.
Williams S.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Kuznetsova S.
W/O
Dementieva E.
Radwanska A.
6-25-76-4
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
6-756-37-63
Safina D.
Cornet A.
6-36-4
R16
Wozniacki C.
South M.
6-26-0
Williams S.
Errani S.
6-16-2
Dementieva E.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.
Hantuchova D.
6-37-5
Kuznetsova S.
Kanepi K.
6-22-67-63
Sugiyama A.
Medina Garrigues A.
2-66-16-2
Cornet A.
Kleybanova A.
7-656-1
Safina D.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
R32
South M.
Bartoli M.
1-1
Errani S.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Cibulkova D.
6-16-2
Dementieva E.
Makarova K.
7-56-1
Gajdosova J.
Knapp K.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Koukalova K.
6-36-0
Radwanska A.
Bammer S.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-36-747-5
Kuznetsova S.
Peng S.
3-66-16-3
Kanepi K.
Kerber A.
6-17-5
Sugiyama A.
Craybas J.
6-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Yakimova A.
6-13-66-3
Cornet A.
Petrova N.
6-26-4
Dushevina V.
Starr E.
6-06-1
Safina D.
Cirstea S.
6-26-1
Kleybanova A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2