Angelique Kerber vs Monica Puig — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
GER1
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2017
hard
PUR
Monica Puig
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLL
Kerber A.
6-2 6-3
Puig M.
Kerber A.
662
Puig M.
230

Angelique Kerber defeated Monica Puig 6-2 6-3 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Puig came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-23WuhanR64hardMonica Puig7-6(5) 5-7 6-1
2017-10-16LuxembourgR32hardMonica Puig6-3 6-4
2016-08-08OlympicsFhardMonica Puig6-4 4-6 6-1
2015-08-10TorontoR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-3
2012-12-31BrisbaneR16hardAngelique Kerber3-6 6-4 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Puig M.

Puig M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Even serve battle

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.Puig M.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 146). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Puig M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
36
Break points saved·Dominant
91
63
Break points won·Dominant
95
62
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
30

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[7]
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Kerber A.[1]
6-37-63
Quarter-finals
Sevastova A.
Wang Q.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.[10]
Bellis C.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Davis L.
6-06-4
Kerber A.[1]
Konjuh A.
6-36-2
R16
Wozniacki C.[10]
Bondarenko K.
3-66-26-3
Konjuh A.
Vesnina E.[8]
3-66-47-64
Wang Q.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.
Peng S.
6-46-3
Bellis C.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-42-66-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Mchale C.
4-66-46-3
Davis L.
Makarova K.
4-66-16-3
Kerber A.[1]
Puig M.
6-26-3
R32
Mladenovic K.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-26-4
Wang Q.
Jabeur O.
6-36-1
Sevastova A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-736-2
Peng S.
Strycova B.[9]
6-36-2
Radwanska A.[4]
Mertens E.
6-36-2
Bellis C.
Siegemund L.
7-57-63
Wozniacki C.[10]
Golubic V.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Zheng S.
7-56-1
Mchale C.
Osaka N.
6-36-4
Davis L.
Pliskova K.
1-66-16-3
Makarova K.
Cibulkova D.[3]
6-24-66-2
Vesnina E.[8]
Doi M.
6-27-5
Konjuh A.
Stosur S.[12]
6-46-3
Puig M.
Garcia C.[15]
6-14-66-2
Kerber A.[1]
Barthel M.
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Muguruza G.[5]
4-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Siniakova K.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
7-662-66-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Vandeweghe C.[11]
6-46-4
Sevastova A.
Begu I.
6-17-5
Siegemund L.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-746-47-63
Bellis C.
Putintseva Y.[17]
6-17-5
Bondarenko K.
Sabalenka A.
4-66-46-3
Mchale C.
Bertens K.[13]
6-756-36-4
Pliskova K.
Vinci R.[16]
3-67-56-3
Davis L.
Minella M.
2-66-26-1
Stosur S.[12]
Zhang K.
6-36-3
Garcia C.[15]
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Puig M.
Shvedova Y.
6-34-66-4
Wang Q.
Ostapenko J.
7-616-2
Peng S.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-1
Mertens E.
Pironkova T.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Kasatkina D.
6-27-5
Golubic V.
Buyukakcay C.
6-746-36-2
Zheng S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-43-66-3
Osaka N.
Chang K.
6-26-4
Makarova K.
Zhu L.
6-36-1
Doi M.
Brengle M.
6-26-746-3
Konjuh A.
Zhang S.
6-06-1
Barthel M.
Jankovic J.
6-16-3