Belinda Bencic vs Angelique Kerber — Cincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
Belinda Bencic
SUI
Belinda Bencic
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 August 2015
hard
GER11
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Bencic B.
7-5 6-3
Kerber A.
Bencic B.
762
Kerber A.
530

Belinda Bencic defeated Angelique Kerber 7-5 6-3 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 64. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-11-02BJK Cup Finals RR: GER vs SUIRRhardBelinda Bencic5-7 6-2 6-2
2019-06-17MallorcaSFgrassBelinda Bencic2-6 7-6(2) 6-4
2019-03-04Indian WellsSFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-2
2018-07-02WimbledonR16grassAngelique Kerber6-3 7-6(5)
2016-02-06Fed Cup WG R1: GER vs SUIRRhardBelinda Bencic7-6(4) 6-3
2014-08-25US OpenR32hardBelinda Bencic6-1 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

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.Kerber A.
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
Bencic B.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Bencic B.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
87
Break points saved·Even
95
91
Break points won·Even
94
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bencic B.Kerber A.
Freshness·
85
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[3]
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Svitolina E.[14]
6-46-3
Halep S.[3]
Jankovic J.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[14]
Safarova L.[7]
6-42-66-0
Halep S.[3]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-2
Jankovic J.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-2
Williams S.[1]
Ivanovic A.[6]
3-66-46-2
R16
Svitolina E.[14]
Garcia C.
6-06-3
Halep S.[3]
Petkovic A.[15]
4-66-46-2
Jankovic J.
Pliskova K.[8]
6-23-67-5
Schmiedlova A.
Lepchenko V.
6-33-66-4
Williams S.[1]
Knapp K.
6-06-2
Safarova L.[7]
Bencic B.
6-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Azarenka V.
1-63-0
Ivanovic A.[6]
Stephens S.
2-66-46-1
R32
Williams S.[1]
Pironkova T.
7-56-3
Knapp K.
Saville D.
6-46-1
Stephens S.
Barthel M.
3-67-616-2
Garcia C.
Kvitova P.[4]
7-54-66-2
Svitolina E.[14]
Bouchard E.
7-667-5
Bencic B.
Pennetta F.
6-16-4
Safarova L.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-06-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Shvedova Y.
2-66-36-2
Petkovic A.[15]
Giorgi C.
5-76-36-3
Jankovic J.
Keys M.
7-646-4
Lepchenko V.
Lucic M.
7-56-4
Ivanovic A.[6]
Williams V.
W/O
Pliskova K.[8]
Babos T.
6-47-5
Schmiedlova A.
Begu I.
6-16-3
Halep S.[3]
Mladenovic K.
7-55-76-4
R64
Knapp K.
Konjuh A.
7-56-1
Bencic B.
Kerber A.[11]
7-56-3
Bouchard E.
Bondarenko K.
7-627-65
Pironkova T.
Hradecka L.
7-53-66-1
Saville D.
Errani S.[16]
6-14-66-2
Stephens S.
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
6-16-2
Williams V.
Diyas Z.
7-666-4
Svitolina E.[14]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-24-66-0
Azarenka V.
Davis L.
6-16-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Vinci R.
6-30-66-2
Petkovic A.[15]
Goerges J.
6-46-2
Giorgi C.
Mchale C.
5-76-36-2
Babos T.
Stosur S.
7-664-67-5
Jankovic J.
Brengle M.
4-66-46-2
Keys M.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-46-3
Schmiedlova A.
Radwanska A.[13]
4-66-36-1
Begu I.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Lepchenko V.
Strycova B.
2-67-57-66
Garcia C.
Lisicki S.
3-66-36-4
Mladenovic K.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Dellacqua C.
2-66-37-64
Shvedova Y.
Muguruza G.[9]
6-47-60
Vandeweghe C.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-2