Carina Witthoeft vs Kiki Bertens — Luxembourg Quarter-final

Luxembourg · WTA · Quarter-final
GER
Carina Witthoeft
31 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 October 2017
hard
NED2
Kiki Bertens
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLL
Witthoeft C.
6-1 6-2
Bertens K.
Witthoeft C.
662
Bertens K.
120

Carina Witthoeft defeated Kiki Bertens 6-1 6-2 in the Luxembourg quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kiki Bertens came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final, but Carina Witthoeft had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Carina Witthoeft claimed a first win over Kiki Bertens in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-07-24BastadR32clayKiki Bertens6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Witthoeft C.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

Bertens K.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Witthoeft C.

Serve advantage — Bertens K.

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
Witthoeft C.Bertens K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.9
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (84 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Witthoeft C.Bertens K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
14
63
Break points saved·Dominant
41
71
Break points won·Dominant
35
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
74
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
48
53

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
Witthoeft C.
Puig M.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Puig M.
Mertens E.[5]
6-27-5
Witthoeft C.
Parmentier P.
7-621-66-3
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[5]
Watson H.
6-46-4
Puig M.
Broady N.
6-05-76-1
Parmentier P.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Witthoeft C.
Bertens K.[2]
6-16-2
R16
Bertens K.[2]
Petkovic A.
6-22-1
Puig M.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-627-61
Larsson J.
Haddad Maia B.[7]
3-67-656-2
Broady N.
Lisicki S.
4-67-56-3
Mertens E.[5]
Brengle M.
6-20-66-3
Witthoeft C.
Rodina E.
6-26-3
Parmentier P.
Cepede Royg V.
7-56-1
Watson H.
Kontaveit A.[3]
6-46-4
R32
Brengle M.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Parmentier P.
Niculescu M.
7-56-3
Cepede Royg V.
Cirstea S.[4]
7-53-2
Lisicki S.
Buzarnescu M.
7-637-64
Puig M.
Kerber A.[1]
6-36-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.
Martic P.
6-13-67-65
Broady N.
Maria T.[6]
6-26-2
Mertens E.[5]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-2
Watson H.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-1
Haddad Maia B.[7]
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
Larsson J.
Bouchard E.
2-66-26-3
Bertens K.[2]
Allertova D.
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[3]
Cepelova J.
6-06-2
Rodina E.
Fett J.
7-56-3
Witthoeft C.
Lepchenko V.[8]
7-612-67-61