Angelique Kerber vs Serena Williams — Cincinnati Quarter-final

Cincinnati · WTA · Quarter-final
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2012
hard
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Kerber A.
6-4 6-4
Williams S.
Kerber A.
662
Williams S.
44–

Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams 6-4 6-4 in the Cincinnati quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 32. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Angelique Kerber edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonFgrassAngelique Kerber6-3 6-3
2016-06-27WimbledonFgrassSerena Williams7-5 6-3
2016-01-18Australian OpenFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 3-6 6-4
2014-07-28StanfordFhardSerena Williams7-6(1) 6-3
2014-03-17MiamiQFhardSerena Williams6-2 6-2
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSerena Williams6-3 6-1
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSerena Williams6-4 6-1
2007-08-27US OpenR128hardSerena Williams6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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 S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
62%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.4
7.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
95
Break points saved·Even
91
94
Break points won·Even
95
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
95

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw

Final
Li N.
Kerber A.
1-66-36-1
Semi-finals
Li N.
Williams V.
7-53-66-1
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.
6-12-66-4
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Williams S.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-26-726-4
Kvitova P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-64
Li N.
Radwanska A.
6-16-1
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Errani S.
6-36-0
Stosur S.
Makarova K.
6-36-766-4
Li N.
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Stephens S.
6-14-66-4
Williams S.
Radwanska U.
6-46-3
Kerber A.
Hlavackova A.
6-47-65
Kvitova P.
Peng S.
6-26-2
R32
Hlavackova A.
Cibulkova D.
7-614-1
Radwanska U.
Shvedova Y.
4-64-1
Radwanska A.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-4
Kerber A.
Babos T.
3-66-16-2
Kvitova P.
Barthel M.
3-66-27-5
Peng S.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Goerges J.
6-36-0
Wozniacki C.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-0
Errani S.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Scheepers C.
2-66-36-2
Makarova K.
Tatishvili A.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-766-4
Larsson J.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Li N.
Cirstea S.
6-34-66-3
Stephens S.
Giorgi C.
6-26-1
R64
Arvidsson S.
Paszek T.
6-12-1
Makarova K.
Petrova N.
7-683-1
Scheepers C.
Mchale C.
3-66-33-0
Babos T.
Lepchenko V.
7-646-4
Radwanska U.
Pervak K.
6-26-4
Karatantcheva S.
Bertens K.
6-26-1
Goerges J.
Peer S.
6-36-3
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-0
Peng S.
Jankovic J.
5-77-57-68
Vinci R.
Keys M.
6-36-3
Barthel M.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-06-4
Stephens S.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Giorgi C.
Schiavone F.
6-16-3
Cirstea S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-766-26-3
Larsson J.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-3
Cibulkova D.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Halep S.
6-36-0
Tatishvili A.
Koukalova K.
7-657-5
Williams V.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-756-2
Hantuchova D.
Zheng J.
2-67-616-3
Daniilidou E.
King V.
6-32-67-66
Hlavackova A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-37-5