Samantha Stosur vs Carina Witthoeft — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · WTA · Round of 32
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
GER
Carina Witthoeft
31 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Stosur S.
4-6 7-5 6-3
Witthoeft C.
Stosur S.
4762
Witthoeft C.
6531

Samantha Stosur defeated Carina Witthoeft 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Samantha Stosur came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Witthoeft C.

Witthoeft C.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

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
Stosur S.Witthoeft C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
40%
41%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Witthoeft C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
14
Break points saved·Dominant
85
41
Break points won·Dominant
61
35
Deciding sets·Even
45
41
Tiebreaks·Even
47
48

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