Angelique Kerber vs Sara Errani — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
GER6
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2018
hard
ITA
Sara Errani
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Kerber A.
6-4 6-2
Errani S.
Kerber A.
662
Errani S.
420

Angelique Kerber defeated Sara Errani 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sara Errani came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-08-27US OpenR16hardSara Errani7-6(5) 6-3
2012-05-28Roland GarrosQFclaySara Errani6-3 7-6(2)
2012-01-09HobartR16hardAngelique Kerber6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Errani S.

Errani S.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Errani S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
55%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Even
45%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
0.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Errani S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
36
Break points saved·Dominant
91
8
Break points won·Even
95
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
35

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[1]
Kasatkina D.
6-46-0
Semi-finals
Kasatkina D.
Muguruza G.[2]
3-67-6116-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Kerber A.[6]
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Kasatkina D.
Vesnina E.
7-656-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Osaka N.
6-26-4
Kerber A.[6]
Pliskova K.[3]
6-46-3
Muguruza G.[2]
Garcia C.[5]
7-56-2
R16
Muguruza G.[2]
Bellis C.
6-37-5
Garcia C.[5]
Makarova K.
6-46-2
Vesnina E.
Ostapenko J.[4]
6-17-66
Kerber A.[6]
Errani S.
6-46-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.
5-76-26-4
Osaka N.
Kontaveit A.
6-27-65
Kasatkina D.
Konta J.[7]
4-67-666-2
Svitolina E.[1]
Wang Q.
6-15-76-2
R32
Kerber A.[6]
Strycova B.
6-26-1
Errani S.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Zhuk S.
6-26-2
Osaka N.
Mladenovic K.[8]
6-26-2
Kontaveit A.
Stosur S.
1-66-26-4
Wang Q.
Bertens K.
6-36-0
Bellis C.
Mertens E.
6-36-3
Makarova K.
Sevastova A.
3-67-696-3
Garcia C.[5]
Safarova L.
6-37-5
Vesnina E.
Peng S.
6-47-5
Kasatkina D.
Radwanska A.
7-56-4
Konta J.[7]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-626-2