Venus Williams vs Angelique Kerber — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009
hard
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Williams V.
6-3 6-3
Kerber A.
Williams V.
662
Kerber A.
33–

Venus Williams defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 64. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-04Indian WellsQFhardAngelique Kerber7-6(3) 6-3
2018-01-08SydneyR16hardAngelique Kerber5-7 6-3 6-1
2017-03-20MiamiQFhardVenus Williams7-5 6-3
2016-06-27WimbledonSFgrassAngelique Kerber6-4 6-4
2014-08-04MontrealR16hardVenus Williams6-3 3-6 6-4
2012-08-27US OpenR64hardAngelique Kerber6-2 5-7 7-5
2012-07-30OlympicsR16hardAngelique Kerber7-6(5) 7-6(5)
2012-05-07MadridR32clayAngelique Kerber6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Williams V.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
91
Break points won·Clear edge
83
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
86
Tiebreaks·Even
86
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Kerber A.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
33°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Safina D.
6-06-3
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Zvonareva V.
6-37-64
Williams S.
Dementieva E.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Dokic J.
6-44-66-4
Dementieva E.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Kuznetsova S.
5-77-56-1
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
6-36-0
R16
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
4-1
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
3-64-2
Zvonareva V.
Petrova N.
7-56-4
Safina D.
Cornet A.
6-22-67-5
Dementieva E.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-2
Dokic J.
Kleybanova A.
7-55-78-6
Bartoli M.
Jankovic J.
6-16-4
R32
Petrova N.
Voskoboeva G.
6-1
Bartoli M.
Safarova L.
3-66-26-1
Zheng J.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Errani S.
6-46-1
Safina D.
Kanepi K.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Hantuchova D.
4-66-46-2
Dokic J.
Wozniacki C.
3-66-16-2
Kleybanova A.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-756-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-16-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.
Razzano V.
7-57-5
Dementieva E.
Stosur S.
7-666-4
Kuznetsova S.
Bondarenko A.
7-676-4
Williams S.
Peng S.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-2
R64
Sugiyama A.
Dechy N.
1-66-16-3
Jankovic J.
Flipkens K.
6-47-5
Kanepi K.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-1
Safina D.
Makarova K.
6-736-36-0
Petrova N.
Mirza S.
6-36-2
Voskoboeva G.
Knapp K.
6-46-1
Errani S.
Niculescu M.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Baltacha E.
4-66-36-2
Bondarenko A.
Beltrame S.
7-611-66-2
Kuznetsova S.
Maria T.
6-26-2
Azarenka V.
Garbin T.
4-1
Zheng J.
Czink M.
7-605-76-3
Bartoli M.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Zvonareva V.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-0
Williams S.
Dulko G.
6-37-5
Peng S.
Karatantcheva S.
6-46-0
Safarova L.
Erakovic M.
6-13-69-7
Dementieva E.
Benesova I.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Lisicki S.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Chan Y.
6-06-2
Razzano V.
Schnyder P.
6-36-1
Pennetta F.
Moore J.
6-46-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Coin J.
6-16-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Amanmuradova A.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Williams V.
2-66-37-5
Ivanovic A.
Brianti A.
6-36-2
Kleybanova A.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-13-66-2
Dokic J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-46-746-3
Wozniacki C.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Petkovic A.
6-16-0
Hantuchova D.
Johansson M.
6-34-66-3
Bondarenko K.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-57-5
R128
Mayr Achleitner P.
Schruff J.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Koukalova K.
7-657-60
Petkovic A.
Woerle K.
5-77-604-0
Hantuchova D.
Dellacqua C.
7-6116-4
Makarova K.
Rezai A.
1-67-56-4
Safina D.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Rybarikova M.
7-626-0
Gallovits Hall E.
Camerin M.
6-32-66-3
Niculescu M.
Obrien K.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Kirilenko M.
6-06-4
Voskoboeva G.
Szavay A.
6-33-66-4
Knapp K.
Wejnert M.
7-666-4
Mirza S.
Domachowska M.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Shvedova Y.
6-37-63
Bartoli M.
South M.
6-26-4
Pironkova T.
Sprem K.
6-06-4
Erakovic M.
Cetkovska P.
6-47-5
Safarova L.
Bammer S.
6-36-1
Sugiyama A.
Dubois S.
6-07-65
Dechy N.
Kutuzova V.
6-36-0
Flipkens K.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Yuan M.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.
Wozniak A.
6-46-3
Benesova I.
Dushevina V.
6-40-66-2
Dementieva E.
Barrois K.
7-642-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Rodionova A.
6-23-66-3
Maria T.
Morita A.
7-646-2
Beltrame S.
Vaidisova N.
6-26-1
Bondarenko A.
Rogowska O.
5-76-36-2
Zheng J.
Pin C.
6-36-3
Czink M.
Cirstea S.
6-26-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Bychkova E.
6-36-0
Bondarenko K.
Radwanska A.
7-674-66-1
Azarenka V.
Kvitova P.
6-26-1
Garbin T.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-42-67-5
Baltacha E.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-4
Mauresmo A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-3
Peng S.
Schiavone F.
7-646-1
Jankovic J.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.
Peer S.
6-36-2
Karatantcheva S.
Llagostera Vives N.
2-66-16-2
Dulko G.
Yakimova A.
6-35-76-3
Cibulkova D.
Scheepers C.
6-06-0
Chan Y.
Hsieh S.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Gajdosova J.
6-16-726-4
Schnyder P.
Mladenovic K.
2-66-46-2
Pennetta F.
Santangelo M.
6-25-76-2
Moore J.
Mchale C.
1-66-39-7
Coin J.
Vesnina E.
6-44-66-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Holland I.
6-17-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Tanasugarn T.
7-56-3
Amanmuradova A.
Oudin M.
6-16-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Vinci R.
7-56-4
Williams V.
Kerber A.
6-36-3
Ivanovic A.
Goerges J.
7-56-3
Brianti A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Cohen Aloro S.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Kleybanova A.
Arvidsson S.
7-57-5
Chakvetadze A.
Keothavong A.
6-16-746-1
Dokic J.
Paszek T.
6-23-66-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Koryttseva M.
6-36-4
Johansson M.
Craybas J.
6-21-67-5
Kanepi K.
Date Krumm K.
6-44-68-6