Angelique Kerber vs Ana Ivanovic — Linz Final

Linz · WTA · Final
GER
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 October 2013
hard
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Kerber A.
6-4 7-6
Ivanovic A.
Kerber A.
6782
Ivanovic A.
466–

Angelique Kerber defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-4 7-6 in the Linz final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ana Ivanovic came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-15TokyoSFhardAna Ivanovic7-5 6-3
2014-02-17DubaiR32hardAna Ivanovic3-6 6-3 7-6(6)
2013-09-23TokyoR16hardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-2
2013-05-06MadridQFclayAna Ivanovic6-3 6-1
2013-04-20Fed Cup WG PO: GER vs SRBRRclayAna Ivanovic7-5 7-5
2006-10-30HasseltR16hardAna Ivanovic6-3 6-7(3) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Serve advantage — Ivanovic 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
Kerber A.Ivanovic A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 189). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Ivanovic A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
84
Break points won·Slight edge
95
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
13°CPartly cloudy
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 78%

Draw

Final
Kerber A.
Ivanovic A.
6-47-66
Semi-finals
Ivanovic A.
Voegele S.
6-46-4
Kerber A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-1
Voegele S.
Stephens S.
6-736-47-5
Ivanovic A.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Flipkens K.
6-16-3
R16
Voegele S.
Knapp K.
4-66-27-5
Kerber A.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-16-0
Cibulkova D.
Piter K.
6-06-1
Ivanovic A.
Schiavone F.
6-37-5
Stephens S.
Petkovic A.
7-614-66-3
Flipkens K.
Giorgi C.
6-26-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Svitolina E.
6-16-4
Mayr Achleitner P.
Zanevska M.
6-16-716-4
R32
Mayr Achleitner P.
Cirstea S.
1-66-36-4
Voegele S.
Koukalova K.
5-77-56-0
Knapp K.
Hantuchova D.
6-27-66
Ivanovic A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4
Giorgi C.
Goerges J.
6-26-3
Zanevska M.
Krunic A.
7-52-66-2
Petkovic A.
Meusburger Y.
6-37-5
Piter K.
Begu I.
6-24-66-3
Cibulkova D.
Beck A.
3-66-26-1
Flipkens K.
Vekic D.
2-66-26-2
Svitolina E.
Barthel M.
6-27-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Pliskova K.
6-26-3
Schiavone F.
Pliskova K.
7-56-2
Stephens S.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
Niculescu M.
0-66-16-2
Cadantu Ignatik A.
Klaffner M.
7-646-2