Angelique Kerber vs Barbora Strycova — Doha Quarter-final

Doha · WTA · Quarter-final
GER3
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 February 2019
hard
CZE
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Kerber A.
1-6 6-2 7-6
Strycova B.
Kerber A.
16772
Strycova B.
62641

Angelique Kerber defeated Barbora Strycova 1-6 6-2 7-6 in the Doha quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

6–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-19DubaiR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-1
2016-10-03BeijingR32hardAngelique Kerber6-3 7-6(4)
2016-08-15CincinnatiR16hardAngelique Kerber7-6(5) 6-4
2016-05-02MadridR64clayBarbora Strycova6-4 6-2
2016-03-21MiamiR64hardAngelique Kerber6-1 6-1
2014-09-22WuhanR16hardAngelique Kerber6-1 6-1
2009-07-06BastadR32clayAngelique Kerber7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Strycova B.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Serve advantage — Kerber A.

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
Kerber A.Strycova B.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
1.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Strycova B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
49
Break points saved·Dominant
91
66
Break points won·Clear edge
95
72
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
39

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 48%

Draw

Final
Mertens E.
Halep S.[1]
3-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Mertens E.
Kerber A.[3]
6-42-66-1
Halep S.[1]
Svitolina E.[4]
6-33-66-4
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Goerges J.[9]
7-617-66
Mertens E.
Bertens K.[5]
6-46-3
Kerber A.[3]
Strycova B.
1-66-27-64
Svitolina E.[4]
Muchova K.
6-46-2
R16
Mertens E.
Pliskova K.
6-27-63
Bertens K.[5]
Suarez Navarro C.
2-66-16-1
Kerber A.[3]
Kontaveit A.
6-17-63
Strycova B.
Blinkova A.
6-03-66-0
Halep S.[1]
Tsurenko L.
6-26-3
Muchova K.
Hsieh S.
6-26-4
Goerges J.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-16-756-4
Svitolina E.[4]
Ostapenko J.
6-46-4
R32
Kontaveit A.
Zhu L.
7-636-3
Strycova B.
Al Nabhani F.
6-16-1
Blinkova A.
Sevastova A.[7]
7-656-4
Muchova K.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Ostapenko J.
Buzarnescu M.
6-14-66-2
Goerges J.[9]
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-0
Mertens E.
Siniakova K.
6-46-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Jabeur O.
6-36-1
Bertens K.[5]
Giorgi C.
0-67-676-4
Hsieh S.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-0
Riske Amritraj A.
Hercog P.
6-46-3