Belinda Bencic vs Johanna KontaAcapulco Qualifying Round 2

Acapulco · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2014
hard
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bencic B.
5-7 6-4 6-1
Konta J.
Bencic B.
5662
Konta J.
7411

Belinda Bencic defeated Johanna Konta 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the Acapulco qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Konta came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Belinda Bencic narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR32hardJohanna Konta6-2 6-1
2015-06-22EastbourneQFgrassBelinda Bencic2-6 6-0 6-3
2014-06-16EastbourneR32grassJohanna Konta6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Konta J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

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

Serve & return on hard

Bencic B.Konta J.
57
Serve
55
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
90
Break points won·Dominant
94
67
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

Bencic B.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast