Caroline Wozniacki vs Angelique Kerber — Doha Quarter-final

Doha · WTA · Quarter-final
DEN1
Caroline Wozniacki
36 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2018
hard
GER8
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Wozniacki C.
7-6 1-6 6-3
Kerber A.
Wozniacki C.
77162
Kerber A.
64631

Caroline Wozniacki defeated Angelique Kerber 7-6 1-6 6-3 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 8–7, defending last year's round of 16. Caroline Wozniacki narrowed the head-to-head to 8–8.

Key context

Head to head

7–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-03-06Indian WellsR16hardCaroline Wozniacki6-4 6-2
2018-06-25EastbourneSFgrassCaroline Wozniacki2-6 7-6(4) 6-4
2016-08-29US OpenSFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-3
2015-10-05BeijingR16hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-3
2015-09-21TokyoQFhardCaroline Wozniacki6-2 2-6 6-3
2015-04-20StuttgartFclayAngelique Kerber3-6 6-1 7-5
2014-08-11CincinnatiR16hardCaroline Wozniacki7-5 6-2
2014-06-16EastbourneSFgrassAngelique Kerber3-6 7-6(3) 6-3
2013-09-23TokyoSFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 7-6(5)
2013-03-04Indian WellsSFhardCaroline Wozniacki2-6 6-4 7-5
2012-10-01BeijingR16hardAngelique Kerber6-1 2-6 6-4
2012-04-23StuttgartR16clayAngelique Kerber6-1 6-2
2012-04-09CopenhagenFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-4
2011-06-06CopenhagenR16hardCaroline Wozniacki7-6(4) 6-3
2008-07-28StockholmR32hardCaroline Wozniacki6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Wozniacki C.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Wozniacki C.

Serve advantage — Wozniacki C.

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
Wozniacki C.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wozniacki C.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
87
Break points saved·Even
92
91
Break points won·Even
97
95
Deciding sets·Even
90
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 27%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[16]
Muguruza G.[4]
3-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.[16]
Wozniacki C.[1]
3-67-637-5
Muguruza G.[4]
Halep S.[2]
W/O
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[2]
Bellis C.
6-06-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Garcia C.[7]
3-66-16-4
Kvitova P.[16]
Goerges J.[9]
6-42-1
Wozniacki C.[1]
Kerber A.[8]
7-641-66-3
R16
Muguruza G.[4]
Cirstea S.
6-06-4
Garcia C.[7]
Blinkova A.
7-637-5
Goerges J.[9]
Buzarnescu M.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[16]
Svitolina E.[3]
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.[1]
Niculescu M.
7-56-1
Bellis C.
Pliskova K.[5]
7-646-3
Halep S.[2]
Sevastova A.[13]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[8]
Konta J.[10]
1-66-16-3
R32
Bellis C.
Keys M.[12]
2-66-36-0
Pliskova K.[5]
Cornet A.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Mertens E.[15]
7-56-4
Blinkova A.
Mladenovic K.[11]
6-36-3
Buzarnescu M.
Ostapenko J.[6]
6-16-3
Goerges J.[9]
Strycova B.
6-23-66-1
Kvitova P.[16]
Radwanska A.
6-736-36-4
Svitolina E.[3]
Vondrousova M.
6-26-4
Kerber A.[8]
Stosur S.
6-46-1
Niculescu M.
Rybarikova M.[14]
6-766-23-0
Halep S.[2]
Makarova K.
6-36-0
Garcia C.[7]
Cibulkova D.
6-36-736-0
Konta J.[10]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[4]
Duan Y.
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[1]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-0
Sevastova A.[13]
Osaka N.
6-46-1
R64
Bellis C.
Kasatkina D.
7-54-1
Duan Y.
Jabeur O.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Sakkari M.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.[11]
Peng S.
6-26-4
Blinkova A.
Vesnina E.
6-16-3
Cibulkova D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-686-4
Buzarnescu M.
Tsurenko L.
7-56-4
Strycova B.
Krunic A.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[9]
Safarova L.
6-17-5
Radwanska A.
Barthel M.
3-66-37-5
Niculescu M.
Sharapova M.
4-66-46-3
Witthoeft C.
Maria T.
6-36-0
Cornet A.
Kontaveit A.
6-26-1
Vondrousova M.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-1
Osaka N.
Siniakova K.
6-46-0
Sevastova A.[13]
Vekic D.
6-36-4
Keys M.[12]
Wang Q.
6-16-4
Kvitova P.[16]
Buyukakcay C.
6-06-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Bondarenko K.
3-66-36-3
Rybarikova M.[14]
Al Nabhani F.
6-36-1
Makarova K.
Zhang S.
7-56-0
Mertens E.[15]
Babos T.
2-66-16-1
Stosur S.
Begu I.
6-46-2
Konta J.[10]
Pera B.
7-656-1