Yafan Wang vs Sofia Kenin — Acapulco Final

Acapulco · WTA · Final
CHN
Yafan Wang
#358WTA
1704ELO
1673Hard ELO
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 February 2019
hard
Sofia Kenin
USA5
Sofia Kenin
#106WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Wang Y.
2-6 6-3 7-5
Kenin S.
Wang Y.
2672
Kenin S.
6351

Yafan Wang defeated Sofia Kenin 2-6 6-3 7-5 in the Acapulco final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sofia Kenin came in ranked #106. Yafan Wang extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-05TorontoR64hardYafan Wang7-5 7-6(3)
2019-03-04Indian WellsR128hardSofia Kenin1-6 7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Wang Y.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kenin S.

Kenin S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Wang Y.

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

Wang Y.Kenin S.
—
Serve
13
—
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
Wang Y.Kenin S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Wang Y.Kenin S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
92
Break points won·Clear edge
62
85
Deciding sets·Slight edge
65
54
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
54
73

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

Freshness

Recent load
Wang Y.Kenin S.
Freshness·
—
93

Kenin S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wang Y.
Kenin S.[5]
2-66-37-5
Semi-finals
Kenin S.[5]
Andreescu B.
6-43-67-5
Wang Y.
Vekic D.[3]
2-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Wang Y.
Haddad Maia B.
6-36-4
Kenin S.[5]
Azarenka V.
6-44-67-5
Andreescu B.
Zheng S.[7]
7-636-1
Vekic D.[3]
Konta J.[8]
6-37-5
R16
Kenin S.[5]
Boulter K.
6-44-1
Andreescu B.
Buzarnescu M.[4]
6-27-5
Zheng S.[7]
Babos T.
4-66-46-3
Vekic D.[3]
Mchale C.
6-47-5
Haddad Maia B.
Stephens S.[1]
6-36-3
Wang Y.
Puig M.
4-1
Konta J.[8]
Flink V.
6-46-1
Azarenka V.
Maria T.
6-26-1
R32
Flink V.
Anisimova A.
3-4
Azarenka V.
Collins D.[2]
6-16-2
Maria T.
Trevisan M.
6-27-61
Buzarnescu M.[4]
Saville D.
6-46-2
Andreescu B.
Teichmann J.
6-16-3
Vekic D.[3]
Doi M.
6-06-3
Wang Y.
Bouzkova M.
6-26-2
Kenin S.[5]
Peterson R.
4-3
Stephens S.[1]
Parmentier P.
6-26-2
Babos T.
Jakupovic D.
5-76-46-4
Boulter K.
Perrin C.
6-47-5
Haddad Maia B.
Bara I.
6-06-2
Zheng S.[7]
Zarazua R.
3-67-56-4
Mchale C.
Bonaventure Y.
6-31-66-2
Konta J.[8]
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Puig M.
Sakkari M.[6]
7-54-66-0