Marion Bartoli vs Angelique Kerber — Osaka Semi-final

Osaka · WTA · Semi-final
FRA
Marion Bartoli
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2011
hard
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Bartoli M.
6-1 7-6
Kerber A.
Bartoli M.
6772
Kerber A.
165–

Marion Bartoli defeated Angelique Kerber 6-1 7-6 in the Osaka semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Marion Bartoli came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Marion Bartoli extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Marion Bartoli came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-02-06ParisFcarpetAngelique Kerber7-6(3) 5-7 6-3
2008-03-10Indian WellsR32hardMarion Bartoli6-3 7-6(3)
2007-06-11BirminghamR16grassMarion Bartoli6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Bartoli M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Bartoli M.

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
Bartoli M.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (167 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bartoli M.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
91
Break points won·Even
92
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
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
Bartoli M.
Stosur S.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Bartoli M.
Kerber A.
6-17-65
Stosur S.
Zheng J.
7-653-66-3
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.
Scheepers C.
6-26-3
Zheng J.
Cetkovska P.
0-67-56-3
Kerber A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-4
Bartoli M.
Morita A.
6-26-1
R16
Tanasugarn T.
Johansson M.
6-26-4
Bartoli M.
King V.
6-16-2
Morita A.
Daniilidou E.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Govortsova O.
6-16-3
Zheng J.
Gajdosova J.
7-56-3
Cetkovska P.
Sema E.
6-06-3
Scheepers C.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-37-65
Stosur S.
Doi M.
6-26-4
R32
Govortsova O.
Chan Y.
6-12-66-4
King V.
Craybas J.
6-13-66-1
Bartoli M.
Czink M.
6-26-2
Gajdosova J.
Nakamura A.
6-06-1
Zheng J.
Kucova Z.
6-16-1
Tanasugarn T.
Mchale C.
6-37-5
Sema E.
Minella M.
6-36-3
Cetkovska P.
Date Krumm K.
6-27-62
Scheepers C.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-26-2
Shvedova Y.
Aoyama S.
6-26-0
Doi M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Lertcheewakarn N.
6-33-67-5
Johansson M.
Falconi I.
6-36-2
Kerber A.
Nara K.
6-26-1
Morita A.
Zhang S.
7-636-2
Daniilidou E.
Pivovarova A.
6-26-2