Simona Halep vs Angelique Kerber — Roland Garros Quarter-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Quarter-final
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 May 2018
clay
GER12
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Halep S.
6-7 6-3 6-2
Kerber A.
Halep S.
62662
Kerber A.
77321

Simona Halep defeated Angelique Kerber 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the Roland Garros quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 6–4, defending last year's round of 128. Simona Halep narrowed the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

4–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-05-10RomeR32clayAngelique Kerber1-6 3-3 RET
2019-06-24EastbourneQFgrassAngelique Kerber6-4 6-3
2018-01-15Australian OpenSFhardSimona Halep6-3 4-6 9-7
2016-10-24SingaporeRRhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-2
2016-08-15CincinnatiSFhardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-4
2016-07-25MontrealSFhardSimona Halep6-0 3-6 6-2
2016-06-27WimbledonQFgrassAngelique Kerber7-5 7-6(2)
2016-04-16Fed Cup WG R1: GER vs ROURRclayAngelique Kerber6-2 6-2
2015-08-10TorontoR16hardSimona Halep6-3 5-7 6-4
2014-02-10DohaFhardSimona Halep6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Halep S.

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
Halep S.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
87
Break points saved·Even
87
91
Break points won·Slight edge
100
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
90

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°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Halep S.[1]
Stephens S.
3-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Muguruza G.[3]
6-16-4
Stephens S.
Keys M.[19]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Kerber A.[12]
6-726-36-2
Stephens S.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[3]
Sharapova M.[28]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Putintseva Y.
7-656-4
R16
Kasatkina D.[14]
Wozniacki C.[2]
7-656-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Tsurenko L.
2-0
Sharapova M.[28]
Williams S.
W/O
Stephens S.
Kontaveit A.[25]
6-26-0
Putintseva Y.
Strycova B.[26]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[12]
Garcia C.[7]
6-26-3
Halep S.[1]
Mertens E.[23]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Buzarnescu M.[31]
6-16-4
R32
Kontaveit A.[25]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-667-64
Halep S.[1]
Petkovic A.
7-56-0
Garcia C.[7]
Begu I.
6-16-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Stosur S.
6-06-2
Putintseva Y.
Wang Q.
1-67-56-4
Kerber A.[12]
Bertens K.[18]
7-647-64
Williams S.
Goerges J.[11]
6-36-4
Strycova B.[26]
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Sakkari M.
6-11-66-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Parmentier P.
6-06-3
Stephens S.
Giorgi C.
4-66-18-6
Tsurenko L.
Rybarikova M.[19]
6-26-4
Mertens E.[23]
Saville D.[24]
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[28]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Osaka N.[16]
6-17-67
Buzarnescu M.[31]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-37-5
R64
Stephens S.
Frech M.
6-26-2
Keys M.[19]
Dolehide C.
6-46-1
Halep S.[1]
Townsend T.
6-36-1
Petkovic A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-07-65
Saville D.[24]
Pera B.
5-77-56-3
Begu I.
Zhang S.[27]
6-36-4
Garcia C.[7]
Peng S.
6-43-66-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Stosur S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
6-27-61
Sharapova M.[28]
Vekic D.
7-56-4
Siniakova K.
Baindl K.
6-746-46-4
Strycova B.[26]
Makarova K.
6-46-2
Wang Q.
Martic P.
6-16-1
Buzarnescu M.[31]
Peterson R.
6-16-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Arruabarrena L.
6-06-4
Giorgi C.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-3
Sakkari M.
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
7-56-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Garcia Perez G.
6-16-0
Tsurenko L.
Vandeweghe C.[15]
3-66-46-0
Goerges J.[11]
Van Uytvanck A.
7-57-65
Williams S.
Barty A.[17]
3-66-36-4
Kontaveit A.[25]
Dulgheru A.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.[14]
Flipkens K.
6-36-3
Putintseva Y.
Brady J.
6-46-3
Parmentier P.
Cornet A.[32]
6-726-46-2
Kerber A.[12]
Bogdan A.
6-26-3
Mertens E.[23]
Watson H.
6-36-4
Bertens K.[18]
Sasnovich A.[14]
6-46-2
Rybarikova M.[19]
Bencic B.[11]
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[20]
Safarova L.
3-66-46-1
Osaka N.[16]
Diyas Z.
6-47-5
Svitolina E.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-36-4
R128
Hruncakova V.
Schiavone F.
7-627-62
Buzarnescu M.[31]
King V.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Krejcikova B.
7-666-4
Bertens K.[18]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-26-1
Halep S.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.
2-66-16-1
Townsend T.
Georges M.
6-46-2
Pera B.
Vesnina E.
6-36-2
Watson H.
Dodin O.
6-36-0
Bogdan A.
Vondrousova M.
6-31-66-4
Peng S.
Krunic A.
6-36-4
Ferro F.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-2
Vandeweghe C.[15]
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[11]
Cibulkova D.
6-45-76-0
Barty A.[17]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.[28]
Hogenkamp R.
6-14-66-3
Siniakova K.
Azarenka V.
7-57-5
Makarova K.
Zheng S.
6-46-1
Strycova B.[26]
Nara K.
1-66-36-4
Putintseva Y.
Konta J.[22]
6-46-3
Brady J.
Hesse A.
6-16-1
Wang Q.
Williams V.[9]
6-47-5
Dolehide C.
Golubic V.
6-46-4
Diyas Z.
Linette M.
6-36-1
Sakkari M.
Minella M.
7-656-2
Cornet A.[32]
Errani S.
2-66-26-3
Parmentier P.
Paquet C.
3-67-646-2
Garcia Perez G.
Jakupovic D.
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[2]
Collins D.
7-626-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Wallace I.
6-16-0
Stosur S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.
Mladenovic K.
7-6106-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Hercog P.
6-47-61
Rybarikova M.[19]
Kumkhum L.
6-36-0
Tsurenko L.
Voegele S.
4-66-26-2
Peterson R.
Hsieh S.
6-46-3
Dulgheru A.
Mchale C.
5-77-656-3
Kontaveit A.[25]
Brengle M.
6-14-66-2
Duque Marino M.
Sevastova A.[20]
4-66-16-3
Giorgi C.
Min G.
6-36-2
Safarova L.
Ponchet J.
6-46-1
Keys M.[19]
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Kuznetsova S.
7-606-2
Arruabarrena L.
Babos T.
7-656-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Cepede Royg V.
3-66-17-5
Garcia C.[7]
Duan Y.
6-16-0
Begu I.
Schmiedlova A.
6-45-79-7
Flipkens K.
Maria T.
7-616-4
Mattek Sands B.
Larsson J.
6-46-3
Zhang S.[27]
Kucova K.
6-07-5
Stephens S.
Rus A.
6-26-0
Kerber A.[12]
Barthel M.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Pliskova K.
7-646-4
Vekic D.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-4
Martic P.
Wang Y.
6-26-3
Kasatkina D.[14]
Kanepi K.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
Konjuh A.
6-06-1
Saville D.[24]
Cirstea S.[18]
4-67-646-3
Sasnovich A.[14]
Allertova D.
6-46-3
Mertens E.[23]
Lepchenko V.
6-797-646-0
Bencic B.[11]
Chiesa D.
3-67-627-5
Baindl K.
Ostapenko J.[29]
7-56-3
Osaka N.[16]
Kenin S.
6-27-5
Svitolina E.[7]
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-3
Frech M.
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-33-66-3