Elena Vesnina vs Angelique Kerber — New Haven Round of 16
Elena Vesnina defeated Angelique Kerber 6-2 6-4 in the New Haven round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Elena Vesnina claimed a first win over Angelique Kerber in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Vesnina dropped just 6 games past Angelique Kerber.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedVesnina E. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
14 shared · last 12 monthsVesnina E. and Kerber A. faced 14 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Vesnina E. went 8–9 (47%) against them, Kerber A. 7–13 (35%). Results against comparable opponents are close (4 : 2 better-results split).
8–947%Vesnina E. · better vs 4Record vs common opponents7–1335%Kerber A. · better vs 2
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
16–21Sets17–29
151–173Games202–235
2–0Tiebreaks3–2
3–0Deciding sets3–3
vs Barthel M.#183W6-1 6-1Beijing · hardL1-6 2-6Doha · hard
vs Lepchenko V.#184W6-4 6-2Australian Open · hardW6-4 6-7 6-4Roland Garros · clay
vs Li N.#304W7-6 6-3Eastbourne · grassL4-6 4-6Cincinnati · hard
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vs Azarenka V.#455L3-6 3-6Beijing · hardL7-6 6-7 4-6WTA Championships · hard- vs Williams V.#588W6-2 5-7 6-2Cincinnati · hardW6-2 5-7 7-5US Open · hard
vs Ivanovic A.W2-6 6-4 6-3Eastbourne · grassL3-6 1-6Madrid · clay
vs Wickmayer Y.W6-2 6-0Eastbourne · grassW6-1 7-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Radwanska A.L3-6 3-6Auckland · hardL1-6 1-6Tokyo · hard
vs Wozniacki C.L2-6 1-6Indian Wells · hardL6-2 4-6 5-7Indian Wells · hard
vs Sharapova M.L4-6 2-6Miami · hardL3-6 6-2 5-7Stuttgart · clay- vs Makarova K.L3-6 4-6US Open · hardL5-7 4-6Australian Open · hard
- vs Govortsova O.W6-2 6-4Beijing · hardW6-1 6-2US Open · hard
vs Morita A.L4-6 1-6RUS vs JPN · hardW6-3 6-4Tokyo · hard
vs Vinci R.W4-6 7-6 6-4Australian Open · hardL5-7 1-6Dubai · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · Kerber A. leads 3–113
Hard: level 1–1 · Grass: Kerber A. leads 2–0
- Vesnina E.August 2013New HavenThis matchHard6-2 6-4
- Kerber A.June 2012EastbourneGrass3-6 6-0 7-5
- Kerber A.January 2012HobartHard6-2 6-4
- Kerber A.June 2007's-HertogenboschGrass6-3 6-3
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchVesnina E.Kerber A.1 854ELO1 8941 749Hard ELO1 8044–6Last 104–627Age25176 cmHeight173 cmRightPlaysLeft