Angelique Kerber vs Venus Williams — Madrid Round of 32

Madrid · WTA · Round of 32
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2012
clay
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kerber A.
6-4 6-1
Williams V.
Kerber A.
662
Williams V.
41–

Angelique Kerber defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-1 in the Madrid round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

5–3
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)
2009-01-19Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Hradecka L.
7-656-0
Quarter-finals
Hradecka L.
Stosur S.
7-687-66
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-4
Azarenka V.
Li N.
3-66-36-3
R16
Sharapova M.
Safarova L.
W/O
Li N.
Kerber A.
7-56-4
Azarenka V.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
1-66-36-2
Hradecka L.
Makarova K.
6-27-65
Lepchenko V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-736-3
Radwanska A.
Vinci R.
7-616-4
R32
Kerber A.
Williams V.
6-46-1
Cetkovska P.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-5
Stosur S.
Mchale C.
2-66-46-0
Lepchenko V.
Peer S.
7-626-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Cirstea S.
6-13-67-5
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
7-56-1
Azarenka V.
Hlavackova A.
6-37-62
Radwanska A.
Errani S.
6-06-1
Sharapova M.
Koukalova K.
6-46-3
Makarova K.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Safarova L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Barthel M.
6-47-62
Hradecka L.
Kvitova P.
6-46-3
Vinci R.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
Li N.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-1
R64
Sharapova M.
Begu I.
6-06-3
Wozniacki C.
Pervak K.
7-673-66-4
Barthel M.
Goerges J.
6-46-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Craybas J.
6-26-766-1
Mchale C.
Arvidsson S.
6-47-5
Lepchenko V.
Schiavone F.
6-46-786-3
Safarova L.
Kanepi K.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Benesova I.
6-47-65
Azarenka V.
Kuznetsova S.
7-656-4
Hlavackova A.
Rodionova A.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
King V.
4-66-36-1
Ivanovic A.
Johansson M.
6-46-1
Hradecka L.
Peng S.
6-45-76-4
Kvitova P.
Erakovic M.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Larsson J.
6-16-4
Williams V.
Halep S.
6-14-67-66
Soler Espinosa S.
Paszek T.
6-726-26-2
Li N.
Muguruza G.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-1
Errani S.
Scheepers C.
4-66-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-4
Vinci R.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-2
Makarova K.
Voskoboeva G.
6-27-63
Williams S.
Vesnina E.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Jankovic J.
4-67-656-4
Kirilenko M.
Zheng J.
6-27-5
Cetkovska P.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Niculescu M.
6-07-66
Stosur S.
Martic P.
7-54-67-65
Cirstea S.
Bartoli M.
6-766-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Pironkova T.
6-06-2
Peer S.
Hercog P.
6-37-5