Angelique Kerber vs Ekaterina BychkovaIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 10 March 2008
hard
41 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kerber A.
6-1 6-2
Bychkova E.
Kerber A.
662
Bychkova E.
12

Angelique Kerber defeated Ekaterina Bychkova 6-1 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Bychkova came in defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Bychkova E.

Bychkova E.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Serve advantage — Kerber A.

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
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
52%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.4
5.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 42). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
18
Break points saved·Dominant
91
48
Break points won·Dominant
95
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
30
Tiebreaks·
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 12%

Draw