Monica Puig vs Angelique Kerber — Luxembourg Round of 32

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 32
PUR
Monica Puig
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 October 2017
hard
GER1
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Puig M.
6-3 6-4
Kerber A.
Puig M.
662
Kerber A.
340

Monica Puig defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-4 in the Luxembourg round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Monica Puig narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

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

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-23WuhanR64hardMonica Puig7-6(5) 5-7 6-1
2017-02-20DubaiR16hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-3
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
Puig M.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Puig M.

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

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

Clutch

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