Daria Saville vs Angelique Kerber — Hong Kong Quarter-final

Hong Kong · WTA · Quarter-final
AUS8
Daria Saville
32 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2016
hard
GER1
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Saville D.
6-3 6-1
Kerber A.
Saville D.
662
Kerber A.
310

Daria Saville defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1 in the Hong Kong quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending last year's final. Daria Saville claimed a first win over Angelique Kerber in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-13BirminghamR16grassAngelique Kerber5-7 6-2 6-2
2015-09-21TokyoR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-2
2015-08-03StanfordR32hardAngelique Kerber6-1 6-3
2015-01-12SydneyR16hardAngelique Kerber6-7(6) 7-6(2) 6-3
2015-01-05BrisbaneR16hardAngelique Kerber6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Saville D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Saville D.

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
Saville D.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Even
1.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Saville D.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
91
Break points won·Slight edge
87
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
70
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
90

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
Wozniacki C.[5]
Mladenovic K.
6-16-746-2
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[5]
Jankovic J.[7]
6-36-4
Mladenovic K.
Saville D.[8]
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.[5]
Wang Q.
6-37-5
Jankovic J.[7]
Cornet A.
3-66-46-2
Mladenovic K.
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-37-63
Saville D.[8]
Kerber A.[1]
6-36-1
R16
Wang Q.
Konta J.[3]
W/O
Mattek Sands B.
Garcia C.[6]
4-66-26-4
Mladenovic K.
Hibino N.
7-656-2
Saville D.[8]
Siniakova K.
6-27-5
Kerber A.[1]
Chirico L.
6-23-66-2
Jankovic J.[7]
Krunic A.
6-46-3
Cornet A.
Williams V.[2]
6-23-66-2
Wozniacki C.[5]
Watson H.
6-36-3
R32
Hibino N.
Stosur S.[4]
6-36-4
Saville D.[8]
Zhu L.
6-06-2
Siniakova K.
Gibbs N.
6-34-66-2
Chirico L.
Lee Y.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[1]
Sakkari M.
6-46-4
Jankovic J.[7]
Crawford S.
6-36-1
Konta J.[3]
Broady N.
6-26-2
Wang Q.
Zhang L.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.[5]
Zheng S.
6-16-4
Mladenovic K.
Jakupovic D.
7-666-1
Cornet A.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-2
Garcia C.[6]
Martincova T.
6-36-0
Mattek Sands B.
Eraydin B.
6-16-2
Williams V.[2]
Ozaki R.
6-46-1
Watson H.
Erakovic M.
7-57-69
Krunic A.
Kumkhum L.
6-16-0