Eleni Daniilidou defeated Angelique Kerber 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the Beijing qualifying round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in defending last year's round of 16. Eleni Daniilidou extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Daniilidou E. came through in three sets.
Daniilidou E. and Kerber A. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Daniilidou E. went 1–2 (33%) against them, Kerber A. 0–5 (0%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Hard: Daniilidou E. leads 2–0 · Clay: Kerber A. leads 1–0