Samantha Stosur vs Angelique Kerber — Brisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 32
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2020
hard
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Stosur S.
7-6 7-6
Kerber A.
Stosur S.
77772
Kerber A.
65640

Samantha Stosur defeated Angelique Kerber 7-6 7-6 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-06-24EastbourneR32grassAngelique Kerber6-4 6-4
2018-02-12DohaR32hardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-1
2016-08-08OlympicsR16hardAngelique Kerber6-0 7-5
2015-10-12Hong KongSFhardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-2
2015-05-04MadridR64claySamantha Stosur4-6 6-3 6-3
2015-02-07Fed Cup WG R1: GER vs AUSRRhardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-4
2014-04-19Fed Cup WG SF: AUS vs GERRRhardAngelique Kerber4-6 6-0 6-4
2011-08-29US OpenSFhardSamantha Stosur6-3 2-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

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
Stosur S.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
37%
46%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
91
Break points won·Dominant
61
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[2]
Keys M.[8]
6-44-67-5
Semi-finals
Keys M.[8]
Kvitova P.[5]
3-66-26-3
Pliskova K.[2]
Osaka N.[3]
6-7107-636-2
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[2]
Riske Amritraj A.
7-666-3
Osaka N.[3]
Bertens K.[6]
6-33-66-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Brady J.
6-46-2
Keys M.[8]
Collins D.
6-46-1
R16
Kvitova P.[5]
Samsonova L.
6-36-2
Collins D.
Putintseva Y.
6-16-0
Osaka N.[3]
Kenin S.
6-736-36-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-756-1
Keys M.[8]
Stosur S.
7-56-3
Brady J.
Barty A.[1]
6-47-64
Bertens K.[6]
Kontaveit A.
6-32-67-5
R32
Stosur S.
Kerber A.
7-657-64
Brady J.
Sharapova M.
3-66-17-63
Samsonova L.
Stephens S.
6-42-66-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
2-66-16-0
Collins D.
Svitolina E.[4]
6-16-1
Kenin S.
Sevastova A.
7-616-4
Osaka N.[3]
Sakkari M.
6-26-746-3
Strycova B.
Konta J.[7]
6-23-66-3
Tomljanovic A.
Hon P.
6-24-66-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Muchova K.
6-46-2
Kontaveit A.
Hsieh S.
6-46-1
Putintseva Y.
Vekic D.
6-33-67-5
Keys M.[8]
Bouzkova M.
6-36-2
Bertens K.[6]
Yastremska D.
6-41-66-3