Kiki Bertens vs Aryna SabalenkaSt. Petersburg Semi-final

St. Petersburg · WTA · Semi-final
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 January 2019
hard
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Bertens K.
7-6 6-2
Sabalenka A.
Bertens K.
7762
Sabalenka A.
6520

Kiki Bertens defeated Aryna Sabalenka 7-6 6-2 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kiki Bertens came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32. Kiki Bertens extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Kiki Bertens closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

42
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-02-07Fed Cup QLS R1: BLR vs NEDRRclayKiki Bertens6-4 6-4
2019-10-22ZhuhaiFhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-2
2019-09-23WuhanR16hardAryna Sabalenka6-1 7-6(9)
2019-06-24EastbourneQFgrassKiki Bertens6-4 3-6 6-4
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayKiki Bertens6-2 6-1
2017-02-11Fed Cup WG R1: BLR vs NEDRRhardKiki Bertens3-6 7-6(6) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Bertens K.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Sabalenka A.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

Serve advantage — Sabalenka A.

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.Sabalenka A.
Serve
96
Return
39

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
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Even
5.0
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
98
Break points saved·Dominant
71
98
Break points won·Slight edge
89
100
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
53
100

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

Sabalenka A.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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