Kiki Bertens vs Nicole Gibbs — Rome Qualifying Round of 32
Kiki Bertens defeated Nicole Gibbs 6-2 6-4 in the Rome qualifying round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicole Gibbs came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kiki Bertens claimed a first win over Nicole Gibbs in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kiki Bertens dropped just 6 games past Nicole Gibbs.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedBertens K. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsBertens K. and Gibbs N. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Bertens K. went 3–2 (60%) against them, Gibbs N. 4–3 (57%). Only 2 of the comparisons are context-comparable — too few for a conclusion.
3–260%Bertens K. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents4–357%Gibbs N. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
7–4Sets9–6
54–49Games76–66
0–0Tiebreaks0–1
0–1Deciding sets0–1
vs Mladenovic K.#822W7-5 6-4FRA vs NED · clayW6-2 6-4Miami · hard
vs Kvitova P.L1-6 0-6Wimbledon · grassL3-6 4-6US Open · hard
vs Putintseva Y.#78Hard to compareL4-6 7-5 5-7Nuremberg · clayW6-4 6-2Miami · hard
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
Clay: Bertens K. leads 1–0 · Hard: Gibbs N. leads 1–0
- Bertens K.May 2016RomeThis matchClay6-2 6-4
- Gibbs N.July 2013StanfordHard6-4 6-1
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchBertens K.Gibbs N.1 909ELO1 7351 840Clay ELO1 5332–8Last 105–524Age23182 cmHeight168 cmRightPlaysRight