Su Wei Hsieh vs Angelique Kerber — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
TPE
Su Wei Hsieh
40 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2019
hard
GER5
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Hsieh S.
5-7 6-4 6-0
Kerber A.
Hsieh S.
5662
Kerber A.
7401

Su Wei Hsieh defeated Angelique Kerber 5-7 6-4 6-0 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Su Wei Hsieh claimed a first win over Angelique Kerber in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-15Australian OpenR16hardAngelique Kerber4-6 7-5 6-2
2013-05-06MadridR64clayAngelique Kerber3-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hsieh S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Hsieh S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Hsieh S.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Even
0.9
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (104 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hsieh S.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
87
Break points saved·Dominant
59
91
Break points won·Dominant
70
95
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 41%

Draw

Final
Bencic B.
Kvitova P.[2]
6-31-66-2
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.[2]
Hsieh S.
3-66-26-4
Bencic B.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-23-67-63
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.[2]
Hruncakova V.
6-46-0
Hsieh S.
Pliskova K.[4]
6-41-67-5
Bencic B.
Halep S.[3]
4-66-46-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-3
R16
Pliskova K.[4]
Riske Amritraj A.
7-637-65
Kvitova P.[2]
Brady J.
7-51-66-3
Hruncakova V.
Kenin S.
1-67-56-2
Hsieh S.
Kerber A.[5]
5-76-46-0
Bencic B.
Sabalenka A.[8]
6-42-67-67
Halep S.[3]
Tsurenko L.
6-37-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Mladenovic K.
7-57-5
Svitolina E.[6]
Muguruza G.[12]
6-16-2
R32
Kvitova P.[2]
Siniakova K.
6-736-46-4
Kenin S.
Kasatkina D.[11]
6-32-66-4
Hruncakova V.
Bertens K.[7]
6-24-67-66
Kerber A.[5]
Jakupovic D.
7-646-3
Sabalenka A.[8]
Jorovic I.
6-46-0
Bencic B.
Voegele S.
6-16-1
Tsurenko L.
Zhu L.
6-46-756-3
Halep S.[3]
Bouchard E.
7-646-4
Muguruza G.[12]
Zheng S.
7-56-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Zhang S.
6-46-4
Mladenovic K.
Osaka N.[1]
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[6]
Jabeur O.
7-644-0
Pliskova K.[4]
Cibulkova D.
6-23-66-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Cornet A.
6-26-3
Hsieh S.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-2
Brady J.
Garcia C.[14]
6-47-5
R64
Brady J.
Ostapenko J.
6-46-0
Garcia C.[14]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-0
Kasatkina D.[11]
Frech M.
6-33-66-4
Kenin S.
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-0
Cornet A.
Babos T.
6-46-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Goerges J.[13]
6-47-5
Hsieh S.
Sevastova A.[10]
6-46-2
Sasnovich A.
Makarova K.
0-67-56-4
Jakupovic D.
Diyas Z.
1-66-16-2
Jorovic I.
Errani S.
4-66-46-2
Bencic B.
Hradecka L.
6-47-66
Zhu L.
Mertens E.[16]
5-76-47-5
Bouchard E.
Lapko V.
6-36-4
Jabeur O.
Vekic D.
6-47-69
Zheng S.
Tomljanovic A.
6-24-67-5
Zhang S.
Kontaveit A.[15]
7-636-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Strycova B.
6-16-3
Hruncakova V.
Pera B.
7-627-63
Tsurenko L.
Putintseva Y.
6-32-0
Mladenovic K.
Al Nabhani F.
6-16-1
Muguruza G.[12]
Yastremska D.
4-66-36-3
Voegele S.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Siniakova K.
Martic P.
6-46-3
Cibulkova D.
Arruabarrena L.
5-76-16-2