Sabine Lisicki vs Belinda Bencic — Birmingham Round of 32

Birmingham · WTA · Round of 32
GER8
Sabine Lisicki
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 June 2015
grass
Belinda Bencic
SUI
Belinda Bencic
#14WTA
1989ELO
1791Grass ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lisicki S.
6-1 7-6
Bencic B.
Lisicki S.
6772
Bencic B.
1640

Sabine Lisicki defeated Belinda Bencic 6-1 7-6 in the Birmingham round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Sabine Lisicki claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-10TorontoR16hardBelinda Bencic6-1 1-6 7-6(3)
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Serve vs return

This season
Lisicki S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Lisicki S.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Lisicki S.Bencic B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.9
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (160 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lisicki S.Bencic B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
18
88
Break points saved·Dominant
68
95
Break points won·Dominant
36
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
14
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
65
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lisicki S.Bencic B.
Freshness·
—
85

Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kerber A.[4]
Pliskova K.[6]
6-756-37-64
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[6]
Mladenovic K.
6-27-66
Kerber A.[4]
Lisicki S.[8]
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[6]
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
6-26-2
Kerber A.[4]
Siniakova K.
6-26-4
Lisicki S.[8]
Hantuchova D.
7-626-2
Mladenovic K.
Halep S.[1]
2-66-07-64
R16
Pliskova K.[6]
Diyas Z.
6-26-2
Siniakova K.
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Mladenovic K.
Strycova B.[10]
7-646-2
Kerber A.[4]
Jankovic J.[15]
6-46-2
Lisicki S.[8]
Rybarikova M.
7-676-4
Hantuchova D.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-47-5
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
Kuznetsova S.[13]
6-36-4
Halep S.[1]
Koukalova K.
6-16-3
R32
Diyas Z.
Azarenka V.[12]
W/O
Halep S.[1]
Broady N.
6-46-2
Mladenovic K.
Bouchard E.[5]
6-34-66-0
Pliskova K.[6]
Konta J.
3-66-36-4
Jankovic J.[15]
Dellacqua C.
7-6116-3
Lisicki S.[8]
Bencic B.
6-17-64
Rybarikova M.
Schmiedlova A.
7-606-1
Hantuchova D.
Erakovic M.
7-666-4
Larcher De Brito M.
Ivanovic A.[2]
6-43-67-66
Koukalova K.
Garcia C.[16]
6-36-0
Strycova B.[10]
Hradecka L.
6-36-4
Siniakova K.
Petkovic A.[7]
4-66-17-64
Mchale C.
Doi M.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[4]
Pironkova T.
6-42-66-4
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
Babos T.
6-23-66-4
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Krunic A.
6-26-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-37-67
Broady N.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Vandeweghe C.
7-56-3
Strycova B.[10]
Niculescu M.
6-23-66-2
Hradecka L.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Krunic A.
Watson H.
7-656-4
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Knapp K.
7-645-76-2
Siniakova K.
Nara K.
6-37-63
Doi M.
Puig M.
6-46-1
Mchale C.
Cornet A.[11]
4-66-26-2
Jankovic J.[15]
Smitkova T.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Lucic M.
7-56-3
Schmiedlova A.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-3
Rybarikova M.
Muguruza G.[9]
6-36-1
Larcher De Brito M.
Zheng S.
6-36-2
Dellacqua C.
Davis L.
6-46-1
Konta J.
Gajdosova J.
6-16-3
Erakovic M.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Begu I.[14]
4-67-6106-4
Diyas Z.
Bondarenko K.
7-677-65
Pironkova T.
Swan K.
6-26-2
Garcia C.[16]
Maria T.
6-22-67-66
Azarenka V.[12]
Lepchenko V.
7-676-4
Babos T.
Vinci R.
6-26-757-65