Kaia Kanepi vs Sabine Lisicki — Cincinnati Qualifying Round of 64
Kaia Kanepi defeated Sabine Lisicki 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Cincinnati qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sabine Lisicki came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kaia Kanepi claimed a first win over Sabine Lisicki in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kaia Kanepi dropped the opening set before beating Sabine Lisicki 4–6 6–4 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKanepi K. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
Hard: Kanepi K. leads 1–0 · Grass: Lisicki S. leads 1–0
- Kanepi K.August 2018CincinnatiThis matchHard4-6 6-4 6-3
- Lisicki S.June 2013WimbledonGrass6-3 6-3
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKanepi K.Lisicki S.1 745ELO1 6911 723Hard ELO1 6422–8Last 107–333Age28181 cmHeight178 cmRightPlaysRight
Cite this
Kaia Kanepi beat Sabine Lisicki 4-6 6-4 6-3. Umpiry, "Kaia Kanepi vs Sabine Lisicki — Cincinnati Qualifying Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2018-08-11/kanepi-vs-lisicki-cincinnati-q64?utm_source=cite (as of 11 August 2018).