Kiki Bertens vs Maria Sakkari — Seoul Semi-final

Seoul · WTA · Semi-final
NED2
Kiki Bertens
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 September 2018 ·
hard
Maria Sakkari
GRE3
Maria Sakkari
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bertens K.
6-4 6-2
Sakkari M.
Bertens K.
662
Sakkari M.
420

Kiki Bertens defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-2 in the Seoul semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Kiki Bertens claimed a first win over Maria Sakkari in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-04-01CharlestonR16clayMaria Sakkari7-6 6-3
2018-05-14RomeR64clayMaria Sakkari6-2 4-6 6-3
2017-08-28US OpenR128hardMaria Sakkari6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
Bertens K.Sakkari M.
1st serve in·Even
59%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (180 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bertens K.Sakkari M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
80
Break points saved·Dominant
37
78
Break points won·Slight edge
96
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
62
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bertens K.Sakkari M.
Freshness·
—
66

Sakkari M.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw