Kaia Kanepi vs Belinda BencicIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022 ·
hard
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
Kanepi K.
6-4 6-3
Bencic B.
Kanepi K.
662
Bencic B.
430

Kaia Kanepi defeated Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kaia Kanepi claimed a first win over Belinda Bencic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kaia Kanepi closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonR64grassBelinda Bencic6-3 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
53%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (75 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
24
89
Break points saved·Dominant
17
78
Break points won·Clear edge
72
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw