Kiki Bertens vs Alize Cornet — Charleston Quarter-final

Charleston · WTA · Quarter-final
NED12
Kiki Bertens
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 April 2018
clay
FRA14
Alize Cornet
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Bertens K.
6-2 7-5
Cornet A.
Bertens K.
672
Cornet A.
250

Kiki Bertens defeated Alize Cornet 6-2 7-5 in the Charleston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alize Cornet came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Kiki Bertens had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Kiki Bertens narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Kiki Bertens closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-15CincinnatiR64hardAlize Cornet7-6(1) 6-3
2015-04-06KatowiceR32hardAlize Cornet6-1 6-3
2014-10-13LuxembourgR16hardKiki Bertens6-2 6-3
2013-05-06MadridR64clayAlize Cornet7-5 7-6(8)

Serve vs return

This season
Bertens K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Cornet A.

Cornet A.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

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
Bertens K.Cornet A.
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
1.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (179 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bertens K.Cornet A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
53
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
57
Break points won·Slight edge
89
83
Deciding sets·Even
74
74
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
53
47

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
24°CPartly cloudy
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Bertens K.[12]
Goerges J.[5]
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Goerges J.[5]
Sevastova A.[8]
7-656-3
Bertens K.[12]
Keys M.[7]
6-46-727-65
Quarter-finals
Sevastova A.[8]
Pliskova K.
6-46-0
Bertens K.[12]
Cornet A.[14]
6-27-5
Keys M.[7]
Pera B.
6-26-757-5
Goerges J.[5]
Kasatkina D.[3]
6-46-3
R16
Pliskova K.
Vesnina E.[16]
6-31-66-2
Kasatkina D.[3]
Begu I.[13]
6-26-1
Goerges J.[5]
Osaka N.[10]
7-646-3
Pera B.
Errani S.
6-32-66-4
Cornet A.[14]
Garcia C.[1]
5-76-16-4
Keys M.[7]
Giorgi C.
6-46-3
Sevastova A.[8]
Barty A.[9]
6-36-4
Bertens K.[12]
Stollar F.
6-26-4
R32
Giorgi C.
Saville D.[11]
6-22-66-3
Barty A.[9]
Maria T.
4-66-36-2
Sevastova A.[8]
Dolehide C.
7-56-756-1
Osaka N.[10]
Siegemund L.
6-37-68
Goerges J.[5]
Ahn K.
2-66-47-61
Keys M.[7]
Arruabarrena L.
6-13-66-3
Pera B.
Yastremska D.
7-641-66-4
Bertens K.[12]
Krunic A.
6-46-2
Cornet A.[14]
Hercog P.
6-26-3
Pliskova K.
Kvitova P.[2]
1-66-16-3
Begu I.[13]
Liu C.
6-46-2
Errani S.
Buzarnescu M.[15]
3-67-656-2
Vesnina E.[16]
Townsend T.
6-46-1
Kasatkina D.[3]
Mchale C.
6-33-66-2
Stollar F.
Konta J.[6]
6-36-4
Garcia C.[1]
Lepchenko V.
6-26-3
R64
Buzarnescu M.[15]
Lapko V.
6-40-0
Errani S.
Bouchard E.
6-46-4
Stollar F.
Di Lorenzo F.
7-56-1
Townsend T.
Watson H.
6-36-4
Vesnina E.[16]
Brengle M.
6-32-66-2
Barty A.[9]
Kenin S.
6-36-2
Mchale C.
Diyas Z.
6-46-2
Liu C.
Linette M.
1-66-36-3
Begu I.[13]
Garcia Perez G.
6-36-4
Osaka N.[10]
Brady J.
6-46-4
Saville D.[11]
Jabeur O.
1-66-46-3
Pera B.
Cepelova J.
6-26-2
Cornet A.[14]
Bondarenko K.
6-16-2
Hercog P.
Zanevska M.
6-16-4
Ahn K.
Stosur S.
6-26-4
Arruabarrena L.
Haddad Maia B.
4-67-661-0
Lepchenko V.
Petkovic A.
6-47-5
Bertens K.[12]
Cepede Royg V.
6-46-1
Siegemund L.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-56-2
Giorgi C.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.
Siniakova K.
6-46-1
Maria T.
Davis L.
6-36-0
Dolehide C.
Larsson J.
5-76-06-4
Krunic A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-2