Katerina Siniakova vs Angelique KerberRome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
#34WTA
1846ELO
1722Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$17MCAREER
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2020
clay
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Siniakova K.
6-3 6-1
Kerber A.
Siniakova K.
662
Kerber A.
310

Katerina Siniakova defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-1 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Katerina Siniakova claimed a first win over Angelique Kerber in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

06
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-06Indian WellsR64hardAngelique Kerber6-1 6-7(4) 7-5
2021-06-21Bad HomburgFgrassAngelique Kerber6-3 6-2
2021-02-03Grampians TrophyR32hardAngelique Kerber6-3 4-6 6-3
2017-05-08MadridR32clayAngelique Kerber6-2 1-6 7-5
2016-10-03BeijingR64hardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-4
2015-06-15BirminghamQFgrassAngelique Kerber6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Siniakova K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Siniakova K.

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

Serve & return on clay

Siniakova K.Kerber A.
29
Serve
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
59%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
75
91
Break points won·Even
94
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
86
Tiebreaks·Even
90
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
97

Siniakova K.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
32°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw