Angelique Kerber vs Barbora Strycova — Cincinnati Round of 16

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 16
GER2
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 August 2016
hard
CZE
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Kerber A.
7-6 6-4
Strycova B.
Kerber A.
7762
Strycova B.
6540

Angelique Kerber defeated Barbora Strycova 7-6 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 64. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

6–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-02-11DohaQFhardAngelique Kerber1-6 6-2 7-6(4)
2018-02-19DubaiR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-1
2016-10-03BeijingR32hardAngelique Kerber6-3 7-6(4)
2016-05-02MadridR64clayBarbora Strycova6-4 6-2
2016-03-21MiamiR64hardAngelique Kerber6-1 6-1
2014-09-22WuhanR16hardAngelique Kerber6-1 6-1
2009-07-06BastadR32clayAngelique Kerber7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Strycova B.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Strycova B.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Strycova B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
49
Break points saved·Dominant
91
66
Break points won·Clear edge
95
72
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
39

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
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 82%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[15]
Kerber A.[2]
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[15]
Muguruza G.[4]
6-16-3
Kerber A.[2]
Halep S.[3]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.[2]
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
4-66-36-0
Halep S.[3]
Radwanska A.[5]
7-56-1
Muguruza G.[4]
Babos T.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.[15]
Kuznetsova S.[7]
6-34-66-2
R16
Kerber A.[2]
Strycova B.
7-656-4
Pliskova K.[15]
Doi M.
7-56-3
Muguruza G.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
Vinci R.[6]
6-17-5
Radwanska A.[5]
Konta J.[10]
6-716-46-0
Babos T.
Cibulkova D.[8]
4-66-36-1
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-23-66-2
Halep S.[3]
Saville D.
6-16-2
R32
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
Cornet A.
6-21-0
Kerber A.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-07-5
Strycova B.
Stosur S.[14]
7-6116-3
Saville D.
Svitolina E.[17]
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.[8]
Larsson J.
6-756-47-5
Babos T.
Bencic B.[13]
7-56-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
Nara K.
7-656-1
Muguruza G.[4]
Vandeweghe C.
7-646-2
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Riske Amritraj A.
3-66-36-1
Pliskova K.[15]
Ostapenko J.
6-46-1
Doi M.
Mchale C.
2-66-36-4
Vinci R.[6]
Pironkova T.
7-56-3
Halep S.[3]
Beck A.
6-36-1
Radwanska A.[5]
Petkovic A.
6-06-1
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Tsurenko L.
6-36-0
Konta J.[10]
Vekic D.
6-26-3
R64
Cornet A.
Bertens K.
7-616-3
Beck A.
Putintseva Y.
6-26-3
Ostapenko J.
Schmiedlova A.
1-67-667-65
Mchale C.
Zheng S.
6-26-2
Strycova B.
Bouchard E.
6-46-0
Pironkova T.
Kasatkina D.
6-16-1
Saville D.
Garcia C.
7-56-3
Vekic D.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-2
Petkovic A.
Safarova L.
6-46-746-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Flink V.
6-47-66
Mladenovic K.
Bondarenko K.
7-616-3
Larsson J.
Begu I.
6-34-66-3
Babos T.
Chirico L.
6-46-4
Nara K.
Golubic V.
6-44-67-5
Vandeweghe C.
Errani S.
4-66-36-4
Tsurenko L.
Zhang S.
6-36-3