Monica Puig vs Angelique Kerber — Wuhan Round of 64

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 64
PUR
Monica Puig
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2019
hard
GER11
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Puig M.
7-6 5-7 6-1
Kerber A.
Puig M.
77562
Kerber A.
65711

Monica Puig defeated Angelique Kerber 7-6 5-7 6-1 in the Wuhan round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 16. Monica Puig narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Monica Puig came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 5–7 6–1.

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-10-16LuxembourgR32hardMonica Puig6-3 6-4
2017-02-20DubaiR16hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-3
2016-08-08OlympicsFhardMonica Puig6-4 4-6 6-1
2015-08-10TorontoR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-3
2012-12-31BrisbaneR16hardAngelique Kerber3-6 6-4 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Puig M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Puig M.

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
Puig M.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (49 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Puig M.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
87
Break points saved·Dominant
63
91
Break points won·Dominant
62
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
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
28°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-33-66-1
Semi-finals
Riske Amritraj A.
Kvitova P.[5]
7-57-5
Sabalenka A.[9]
Barty A.[1]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Riske Amritraj A.
Svitolina E.[3]
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Yastremska D.
6-26-4
Sabalenka A.[9]
Rybakina E.
6-31-66-1
Barty A.[1]
Martic P.
7-663-66-3
R16
Yastremska D.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-16-4
Svitolina E.[3]
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Wang Q.[8]
6-26-1
Sabalenka A.[9]
Bertens K.[6]
6-17-69
Martic P.
Kudermetova V.
6-36-1
Rybakina E.
Halep S.[4]
5-4
Kvitova P.[5]
Stephens S.[10]
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Kenin S.[15]
6-37-5
R32
Riske Amritraj A.
Puig M.
2-67-656-3
Pliskova K.[2]
Anisimova A.
6-36-3
Yastremska D.
Mchale C.
6-37-67
Stephens S.[10]
Wang Y.
6-23-66-1
Kvitova P.[5]
Hercog P.
7-666-3
Svitolina E.[3]
Muguruza G.
7-56-2
Kuznetsova S.
Hsieh S.
6-27-65
Wang Q.[8]
Bouzkova M.
6-36-3
Bertens K.[6]
Pera B.
3-66-46-2
Sabalenka A.[9]
Collins D.
6-16-0
Rybakina E.
Jabeur O.
6-16-736-2
Kudermetova V.
Bencic B.[7]
2-66-36-4
Martic P.
Peterson R.
6-03-66-1
Barty A.[1]
Garcia C.
4-66-46-1
Kenin S.[15]
Mertens E.
4-66-47-65
Halep S.[4]
Strycova B.
6-36-2
R64
Mchale C.
Sevastova A.[14]
4-66-36-3
Stephens S.[10]
Zhang S.
7-56-4
Muguruza G.
Peng S.
6-36-2
Hsieh S.
Wozniacki C.[13]
6-726-16-2
Puig M.
Kerber A.[11]
7-655-76-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Baindl K.
4-66-36-3
Bouzkova M.
Zidansek T.
6-16-3
Pera B.
Brady J.
6-43-66-4
Collins D.
Williams V.
7-57-65
Strycova B.
Wang X.
6-46-2
Garcia C.
Kasatkina D.
6-26-2
Wang Y.
Davis L.
4-66-44-0
Kuznetsova S.
Putintseva Y.
6-11-0
Peterson R.
Giorgi C.
6-20-0
Sabalenka A.[9]
Sasnovich A.
6-16-2
Yastremska D.
Tomljanovic A.
7-656-2
Rybakina E.
Zhu L.
7-52-66-0
Martic P.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-2
Kenin S.[15]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-27-65
Mertens E.
Siniakova K.
6-46-0
Anisimova A.
Stosur S.
6-33-66-3
Hercog P.
Pegula J.
6-06-1
Jabeur O.
Vekic D.[16]
4-66-36-3
Kudermetova V.
Alexandrova E.
5-76-36-2