Kiki Bertens vs Belinda BencicWuhan Round of 64

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 64
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2018
hard
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bertens K.
6-3 4-6 6-2
Bencic B.
Bertens K.
6462
Bencic B.
3621

Kiki Bertens defeated Belinda Bencic 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the Wuhan round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kiki Bertens came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Kiki Bertens extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kiki Bertens closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-28Shenzhen FinalsRRhardBelinda Bencic7-5 1-0 RET
2019-04-22StuttgartR16clayKiki Bertens4-6 6-3 6-4
2017-03-06Indian WellsR64hardKiki Bertens6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Bertens K.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Bertens K.Bencic B.
Serve
57
Return
55

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.2
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
71
95
Break points won·Slight edge
89
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
53
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

Bencic B.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
29°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 35%

Draw