Angelique Kerber vs Daria Saville — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
GER5
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2015
hard
AUS
Daria Saville
32 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
Kerber A.
6-7 7-6 6-3
Saville D.
Kerber A.
667762
Saville D.
786231

Angelique Kerber defeated Daria Saville 6-7 7-6 6-3 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's final. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-10-10Hong KongQFhardDaria Saville6-3 6-1
2016-06-13BirminghamR16grassAngelique Kerber5-7 6-2 6-2
2015-09-21TokyoR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-2
2015-08-03StanfordR32hardAngelique Kerber6-1 6-3
2015-01-05BrisbaneR16hardAngelique Kerber6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Saville D.

Saville D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

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
Kerber A.Saville D.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
1.4
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
5.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Saville D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
79
Break points won·Slight edge
95
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
51

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
Kvitova P.[2]
Pliskova K.
7-657-66
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.
Kerber A.[5]
6-36-2
Kvitova P.[2]
Pironkova T.
7-56-1
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.
Suarez Navarro C.
4-66-46-0
Pironkova T.
Strycova B.
6-46-1
Kvitova P.[2]
Gajdosova J.
4-66-36-4
Kerber A.[5]
Muguruza G.
0-66-16-4
R16
Kerber A.[5]
Saville D.
6-767-626-3
Pliskova K.
Gibbs N.
6-06-0
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.[6]
4-66-16-4
Gajdosova J.
Cibulkova D.[7]
1-66-36-4
Kvitova P.[2]
Peng S.
6-17-5
Muguruza G.
Radwanska A.[3]
3-67-646-2
Strycova B.
Stosur S.
7-616-2
Pironkova T.
Keys M.
4-64-1
R32
Strycova B.
Wozniacki C.[4]
6-41-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Cornet A.
6-36-2
Keys M.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-4
Makarova K.[6]
Svitolina E.
7-616-2
Saville D.
Bencic B.
6-36-0
Pironkova T.
Pennetta F.[8]
6-37-64
Cibulkova D.[7]
Mladenovic K.
6-26-2
Gajdosova J.
Petkovic A.
6-17-65
Peng S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
1-67-616-4
Kerber A.[5]
Tsurenko L.
1-66-46-3
Stosur S.
Safarova L.
7-635-76-3
Pliskova K.
Hercog P.
6-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Lisicki S.
6-33-67-64
Muguruza G.
Errani S.
6-07-5