Aryna Sabalenka vs Kiki Bertens — Wuhan Round of 16

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 16
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR9
Aryna Sabalenka
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2019 ·
hard
NED6
Kiki Bertens
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLL
Sabalenka A.
6-1 7-6
Bertens K.
Sabalenka A.
672
Bertens K.
160

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Kiki Bertens 6-1 7-6 in the Wuhan round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kiki Bertens came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Aryna Sabalenka had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Aryna Sabalenka narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Aryna Sabalenka came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-02-07Fed Cup QLS R1: BLR vs NEDRRclayKiki Bertens6-4 6-4
2019-10-22ZhuhaiFhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 6-2
2019-06-24EastbourneQFgrassKiki Bertens6-4 3-6 6-4
2019-01-28St. PetersburgSFhardKiki Bertens7-6 6-2
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayKiki Bertens6-2 6-1
2017-02-11Fed Cup WG R1: BLR vs NEDRRhardKiki Bertens3-6 7-6 6-4
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Statistics

This season
Sabalenka A.Bertens K.
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
46%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sabalenka A.Bertens K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
100
64
Break points saved·Dominant
93
37
Break points won·Even
99
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
100
62

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

Freshness

Recent load
Sabalenka A.Bertens K.
Freshness·
59
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Sabalenka A.: played today · 4 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw