Kaia Kanepi vs Simona HalepUS Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018
hard
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kanepi K.
6-2 6-4
Halep S.
Kanepi K.
662
Halep S.
240

Kaia Kanepi defeated Simona Halep 6-2 6-4 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 128, but Kaia Kanepi had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. Kaia Kanepi claimed a first win over Simona Halep in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR128hardSimona Halep6-7(2) 6-4 6-2
2014-02-10DohaR32hardSimona Halep6-4 3-6 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Kanepi K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.7
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
39
89
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
87
Break points won·Dominant
70
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
15
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 61%

Draw

R128
Bouchard E.
Tan H.
6-36-1
Kalinina A.
Von Deichmann K.
1-67-605-2
Goerges J.[9]
Kalinskaya A.
6-26-756-2
Sakkari M.[32]
Muhammad A.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Halep S.[1]
6-26-4
Teichmann J.
Jakupovic D.
6-36-0
King V.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-646-3
Peterson R.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[27]
1-66-46-3
Williams S.[17]
Linette M.
6-46-0
Witthoeft C.
Dolehide C.
6-37-66
Williams V.[16]
Kuznetsova S.
6-35-76-3
Muguruza G.[12]
Zhang S.
6-36-0
Muchova K.
Yastremska D.
6-46-2
Safarova L.
Martic P.
6-46-4
Barty A.[18]
Jabeur O.
6-16-3
Kenin S.
Brengle M.
6-04-67-64
Pliskova K.[8]
Diyas Z.
6-47-64
Stephens S.[3]
Rodina E.
6-17-5
Saville D.[25]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-06-0
Strycova B.[23]
Lao D.
6-36-4
Makarova K.
Watson H.
6-13-66-3
Liu C.
Hercog P.
7-641-66-4
Sevastova A.[19]
Vekic D.
6-22-66-3
Wang Q.
Rybarikova M.[31]
6-26-2
Maria T.
Radwanska A.
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Vickery S.
6-31-66-1
Garcia C.[6]
Konta J.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.[10]
Petkovic A.
6-44-67-5
Keys M.[14]
Parmentier P.
6-46-4
Pera B.
Putintseva Y.
7-666-4
Krunic A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-23-66-0
Flipkens K.
Vandeweghe C.[24]
6-37-63
Cibulkova D.[29]
Rus A.
4-66-26-3
Larsson J.
Cornet A.
4-66-36-2
Kerber A.[4]
Gasparyan M.
7-656-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-4
Wang Y.
Schmiedlova A.
6-13-66-4
Sabalenka A.[26]
Collins D.
6-04-66-4
Osaka N.[20]
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Glushko J.
Niculescu M.
3-67-56-4
Sasnovich A.
Bencic B.
2-66-16-2
Kasatkina D.[11]
Babos T.
6-45-76-4
Bertens K.[13]
Pliskova K.
6-07-5
Vondrousova M.
Barthel M.
6-16-4
Tsurenko L.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[2]
Stosur S.
6-36-2
Puig M.
Voegele S.
6-06-0
Siniakova K.
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-736-37-5
Di Lorenzo F.
Mchale C.
6-17-61
Mertens E.[15]
Nara K.
6-26-757-5
Begu I.
Brady J.
6-36-3
Arruabarrena L.
Baindl K.
6-06-3
Mladenovic K.
Zidansek T.
6-06-3
Sharapova M.[22]
Schnyder P.
6-27-66
Cirstea S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-33-67-5
Townsend T.
Anisimova A.
3-66-46-3
Tomljanovic A.
Cabrera L.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[30]
Gibbs N.
5-76-36-4
Azarenka V.
Hruncakova V.
6-37-5
Bogdan A.
Bouzkova M.
6-46-2
Zvonareva V.
Blinkova A.
6-26-767-5
Giorgi C.
Osuigwe W.
6-46-1
Lapko V.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-3
Hsieh S.
Alexandrova E.
6-34-66-3