Sara Errani vs Belinda BencicMiami Round of 128

Miami · WTA · Round of 128
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 March 2017
hard
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Errani S.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Bencic B.
Errani S.
6462
Bencic B.
3631

Sara Errani defeated Belinda Bencic 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Miami round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 64. Sara Errani claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Sara Errani closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-02-09Fed Cup WG2 R1: SUI vs ITARRhardBelinda Bencic6-2 7-5
2016-01-04BrisbaneR32hardBelinda Bencic6-1 6-2
2014-03-31CharlestonQFclayBelinda Bencic4-6 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Errani S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Errani S.

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

Serve & return on hard

Errani S.Bencic B.
Serve
57
Return
55

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
78%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
55%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
49%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
88
Break points saved·Dominant
8
95
Break points won·Even
98
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
85

Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw