Angelique Kerber vs Ashleigh Barty — Sydney Final

Sydney · WTA · Final
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
AUS
Ashleigh Barty
30 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWWW
Kerber A.
6-4 6-4
Barty A.
Kerber A.
662
Barty A.
440

Angelique Kerber defeated Ashleigh Barty 6-4 6-4 in the Sydney final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ashleigh Barty came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Angelique Kerber edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-16CincinnatiSFhardAshleigh Barty6-2 7-5
2021-06-28WimbledonSFgrassAshleigh Barty6-3 7-6(3)
2018-09-24WuhanR16hardAshleigh Barty7-5 6-1
2017-10-31ZhuhaiRRhardAshleigh Barty6-3 6-4
2017-01-02BrisbaneR16hardAngelique Kerber6-3 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Barty A.

Barty A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Serve advantage — Barty A.

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.Barty A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
62%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.4
6.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Barty A.
Clutch Rating·Even
87
90
Break points saved·Even
91
94
Break points won·Even
95
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
99
Tiebreaks·Even
90
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
Kerber A.
Barty A.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Barty A.
Saville D.
3-66-46-2
Kerber A.
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Saville D.
Muguruza G.[1]
W/O
Kerber A.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
Giorgi C.
Radwanska A.
6-16-2
Barty A.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
R16
Giorgi C.
Kvitova P.
7-676-2
Kerber A.
Williams V.[2]
5-76-36-1
Muguruza G.[1]
Bertens K.
6-37-66
Saville D.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Barty A.
Perez E.
7-646-1
Radwanska A.
Bellis C.
7-646-0
Strycova B.
Makarova K.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.
Vesnina E.
6-46-4
R32
Perez E.
Mladenovic K.[5]
6-44-2
Kvitova P.
Lucic M.
6-10-0
Radwanska A.
Konta J.[4]
6-37-5
Giorgi C.
Stephens S.[6]
6-36-0
Barty A.
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-4
Strycova B.
Kasatkina D.
7-51-66-4
Kerber A.
Safarova L.
6-737-686-2
Bertens K.
Ahn K.
6-26-4
Vesnina E.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.
Sevastova A.[8]
6-36-1
Saville D.
Rogowska O.
6-41-67-5
Stosur S.
Witthoeft C.
4-67-56-3
Bellis C.
Rybarikova M.
7-626-0
Makarova K.
Ostapenko J.[3]
7-636-1