Angelique Kerber vs Kurumi Nara — Hong Kong Round of 16

Hong Kong · WTA · Round of 16
GER2
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 October 2015
hard
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Kerber A.
6-2 6-2
Nara K.
Kerber A.
662
Nara K.
220

Angelique Kerber defeated Kurumi Nara 6-2 6-2 in the Hong Kong round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-10-10OsakaR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Nara K.

Nara K.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Nara K.
1st serve in·Even
65%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
0.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Nara K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
5
Break points saved·Dominant
91
14
Break points won·Clear edge
95
73
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
65

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
Jankovic J.[4]
Kerber A.[2]
3-67-646-1
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.[4]
Williams V.[3]
6-47-5
Kerber A.[2]
Stosur S.[5]
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.[4]
Saville D.[6]
6-16-1
Stosur S.[5]
Watson H.
4-66-36-0
Williams V.[3]
Cornet A.[8]
6-16-1
Kerber A.[2]
Garcia C.[7]
7-56-3
R16
Williams V.[3]
Wang Y.
6-06-2
Stosur S.[5]
Puig M.
6-46-4
Garcia C.[7]
Komardina A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.[8]
Shvedova Y.
6-746-36-4
Jankovic J.[4]
Rodionova A.
6-06-2
Saville D.[6]
Arruabarrena L.
7-646-1
Watson H.
Lee Y.
6-06-756-4
Kerber A.[2]
Nara K.
6-26-2
R32
Watson H.
Zhang K.
3-66-16-2
Shvedova Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-4
Cornet A.[8]
Baindl K.
6-46-0
Jankovic J.[4]
Bogdan A.
6-46-2
Rodionova A.
Ramialison I.
6-47-5
Arruabarrena L.
Falconi I.
6-46-3
Lee Y.
Jang S.
6-36-1
Puig M.
Kumkhum L.
6-16-2
Stosur S.[5]
Ozaki R.
6-36-1
Komardina A.
Chang K.
6-47-5
Kerber A.[2]
Schiavone F.
6-746-26-3
Wang Y.
Mchale C.
6-34-1
Williams V.[3]
Beygelzimer Y.
2-66-46-4
Saville D.[6]
Kato M.
6-767-56-3
Nara K.
Zhang L.
6-06-3
Garcia C.[7]
Davis L.
6-16-3