Johanna Konta vs Angelique Kerber — Eastbourne Quarter-final

Eastbourne · WTA · Quarter-final
GBR5
Johanna Konta
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 June 2017
grass
GER1
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Konta J.
6-3 6-4
Kerber A.
Konta J.
662
Kerber A.
340

Johanna Konta defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-4 in the Eastbourne quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Johanna Konta claimed a first win over Angelique Kerber in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Johanna Konta closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-12DohaR16hardAngelique Kerber1-6 6-1 6-3
2016-08-08OlympicsQFhardAngelique Kerber6-1 6-2
2016-01-18Australian OpenSFhardAngelique Kerber7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Konta J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Serve advantage — Konta J.

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
Konta J.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.3
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Konta J.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
87
Break points saved·Even
90
91
Break points won·Dominant
67
95
Deciding sets·Even
84
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[3]
Wozniacki C.[6]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[3]
Konta J.[5]
W/O
Wozniacki C.[6]
Watson H.
6-23-67-5
Quarter-finals
Watson H.
Strycova B.
6-11-66-4
Wozniacki C.[6]
Halep S.[2]
5-76-46-1
Pliskova K.[3]
Kuznetsova S.[7]
6-776-26-4
Konta J.[5]
Kerber A.[1]
6-36-4
R16
Konta J.[5]
Ostapenko J.[3]
7-53-66-4
Wozniacki C.[6]
Vesnina E.[12]
6-16-2
Strycova B.
Davis L.
7-56-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Peng S.
7-636-4
Watson H.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Pironkova T.
6-767-647-5
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Mladenovic K.[9]
6-42-66-3
Kerber A.[1]
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-1
R32
Ostapenko J.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-30-66-4
Mladenovic K.[9]
Zhang S.
6-06-4
Halep S.[2]
Duan Y.
3-66-36-2
Pironkova T.
Niculescu M.
6-06-4
Vesnina E.[12]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[6]
Osaka N.
6-27-65
Watson H.
Cibulkova D.[4]
7-56-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
Mertens E.
3-66-46-1
Strycova B.
Muguruza G.[11]
6-16-0
Davis L.
Radwanska A.[8]
7-616-1
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Barthel M.
4-67-56-2
Peng S.
Bacsinszky T.[15]
7-672-66-4
Pliskova K.[3]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-3
Konta J.[5]
Cirstea S.
6-26-2
Arruabarrena L.
Saville D.[16]
2-66-26-3
Kerber A.[1]
Pliskova K.
4-66-17-5
R64
Niculescu M.
Lucic M.
6-45-77-5
Cepede Royg V.
Hsieh S.
4-66-36-3
Osaka N.
Ozaki R.
6-06-1
Watson H.
Tsurenko L.
6-34-66-4
Mertens E.
Babos T.
6-16-1
Strycova B.
Bouchard E.
6-33-66-2
Davis L.
Kucova K.
6-46-2
Zhang S.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-1
Peng S.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
Cirstea S.
Siniakova K.
6-36-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.
Broady N.
6-26-776-1
Duan Y.
Mchale C.
6-34-0
Barthel M.
Konjuh A.
6-41-0
Arruabarrena L.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-722-1