Caroline Garcia vs Angelique Kerber — Dubai Round of 64

Dubai · WTA · Round of 64
FRA
Caroline Garcia
#772WTA
32 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 7 March 2021
hard
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Garcia C.
3-6 6-2 6-4
Kerber A.
Garcia C.
3662
Kerber A.
6241

Caroline Garcia defeated Angelique Kerber 3-6 6-2 6-4 in the Dubai round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 6–3. Caroline Garcia narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-01-01United CupRRhardCaroline Garcia1-6 6-2 6-2
2019-06-17MallorcaQFgrassAngelique Kerber6-3 7-6(5)
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR16clayAngelique Kerber6-2 6-3
2018-03-05Indian WellsR16hardAngelique Kerber6-1 6-1
2017-09-25WuhanR64hardCaroline Garcia3-6 6-3 6-1
2015-10-12Hong KongQFhardAngelique Kerber7-5 6-3
2015-01-05BrisbaneR32hardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-3
2014-08-04MontrealR32hardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-1
2014-05-05MadridR64clayCaroline Garcia6-3 2-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Garcia C.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Garcia C.

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

Statistics

This season
Garcia C.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
1.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Garcia C.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
72
87
Break points saved·Even
91
91
Break points won·Dominant
50
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
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
24°CClear
Wind 28 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[9]
Krejcikova B.
7-666-3
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.[9]
Mertens E.[10]
6-47-65
Krejcikova B.
Teichmann J.
7-56-2
Quarter-finals
Krejcikova B.
Potapova A.
6-06-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Sabalenka A.[3]
3-66-36-2
Mertens E.[10]
Pegula J.
5-77-56-0
Teichmann J.
Gauff C.
6-36-3
R16
Sabalenka A.[3]
Kontaveit A.[15]
6-36-2
Mertens E.[10]
Garcia C.
6-46-2
Krejcikova B.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Potapova A.
Bencic B.[6]
6-12-67-5
Teichmann J.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3
Gauff C.
Martincova T.
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Swiatek I.[8]
6-06-4
Pegula J.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-06-2
R32
Teichmann J.
Kvitova P.[4]
6-23-4
Kuznetsova S.
Svitolina E.[1]
2-66-46-1
Potapova A.
Keys M.[11]
6-46-3
Bencic B.[6]
Kudermetova V.
6-45-76-4
Jabeur O.
Rybakina E.[14]
7-664-66-2
Gauff C.
Vondrousova M.[12]
3-66-06-4
Martincova T.
Bertens K.[5]
6-16-4
Kontaveit A.[15]
Cirstea S.
6-47-5
Sabalenka A.[3]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Swiatek I.[8]
Doi M.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[9]
Anisimova A.
6-46-2
Garcia C.
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Pegula J.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-2
Pliskova K.[2]
Sevastova A.
6-36-756-2
Mertens E.[10]
Rogers S.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Ostapenko J.
6-36-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Martic P.[13]
7-626-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Bogdan A.
6-46-4
Ostapenko J.
Tig P.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Kasatkina D.
6-43-66-1
Krejcikova B.
Sakkari M.[16]
6-27-64
Kuznetsova S.
Wang Q.
6-41-67-5
Keys M.[11]
Liang E.
6-16-1
Potapova A.
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Kudermetova V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-2
Teichmann J.
Zavatska K.
6-16-2
Jabeur O.
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Rybakina E.[14]
Zheng S.
6-06-4
Gauff C.
Alexandrova E.
7-632-67-68
Martincova T.
Pliskova K.
7-656-766-3
Doi M.
Hercog P.
6-24-66-3
Anisimova A.
Konjuh A.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[9]
Begu I.
6-37-5
Kontaveit A.[15]
Babos T.
6-26-1
Cirstea S.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Kerber A.
3-66-26-4
Rogers S.
Kanepi K.
7-646-2
Mertens E.[10]
Tomova V.
4-66-26-4
Pegula J.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-1
Sevastova A.
Pera B.
6-06-3