Donna Vekic vs Kiki BertensBrisbane Round of 16

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 16
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vekic D.
7-6 1-6 7-5
Bertens K.
Vekic D.
77172
Bertens K.
65651

Donna Vekic defeated Kiki Bertens 7-6 1-6 7-5 in the Brisbane round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kiki Bertens came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Donna Vekic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in three sets, 7–6 1–6 7–5.

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-10-22ZhuhaiRRhardKiki Bertens7-6(5) 6-2
2019-09-30BeijingR64hardKiki Bertens3-6 6-1 7-6(3)
2019-01-28St. PetersburgFhardKiki Bertens7-6(2) 6-4
2015-09-28TashkentR32hardDonna Vekic6-3 1-6 6-3
2014-02-04Fed Cup G1 RR: CRO vs NEDRRhardKiki Bertens6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

Bertens K.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Serve advantage — Bertens K.

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

Vekic D.Bertens K.
6
Serve
36
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
57%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
4.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
67
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
71
Break points won·Even
91
89
Deciding sets·Even
77
74
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
33
53

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw