Kaia Kanepi vs Sofia Kenin — Rome Qualifying Round 1

Rome · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#106WTA
1694ELO
1655Clay ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Kanepi K.
2-6 6-2 6-2
Kenin S.
Kanepi K.
2662
Kenin S.
6221

Kaia Kanepi defeated Sofia Kenin 2-6 6-2 6-2 in the Rome qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Kaia Kanepi came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kaia Kanepi extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR64hardKaia Kanepi6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving59% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kanepi 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
Kanepi K.Kenin S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
54%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
1.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kanepi K.Kenin S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
92
Break points won·Clear edge
70
85
Deciding sets·Even
57
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
73

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kanepi K.Kenin S.
Freshness·
—
94

Kenin S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Sabalenka A.
6-21-66-4
Hercog P.
Krunic A.
7-646-4
Hsieh S.
Barthel M.
6-27-63
Tomljanovic A.
Diyas Z.
7-646-3
Kanepi K.
Siniakova K.
6-33-66-3
Vekic D.
Puig M.
4-1
Collins D.
Giorgi C.
2-66-46-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Wang Q.
3-66-36-1
Q1
Barthel M.
Sasnovich A.
7-56-2
Hsieh S.
Putintseva Y.
1-67-56-3
Diyas Z.
Grymalska A.
6-47-64
Kanepi K.
Kenin S.
2-66-26-2
Tomljanovic A.
Linette M.
6-23-66-4
Siniakova K.
Mchale C.
6-36-2
Krunic A.
Wang Y.
6-46-4
Puig M.
Trevisan M.
6-27-5
Hercog P.
Di Sarra F.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Brady J.
3-66-36-1
Giorgi C.
Chiesa D.
6-26-3
Collins D.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-3
Wang Q.
Arruabarrena L.
7-646-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Mattek Sands B.
7-51-66-1
Vikhlyantseva N.
Pera B.
6-45-77-5
Sabalenka A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-31-66-3