Angelique Kerber vs Madison Keys — Sydney Semi-final
Angelique Kerber defeated Madison Keys 6-4 6-2 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Angelique Kerber dropped just 6 games past Madison Keys.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKerber A. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
8 shared · last 12 monthsKerber A. and Keys M. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kerber A. went 8–6 (57%) against them, Keys M. 8–3 (73%). Keys M. came out better against 3 of 7 comparable opponents, Kerber A. against 1.
8–657%Kerber A. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents8–373%Keys M. · better vs 3
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
19–12Sets16–7
158–131Games118–100
3–2Tiebreaks2–0
0–3Deciding sets1–1
vs Barthel M.#183W7-6 6-2Roland Garros · clayW6-3 6-2Birmingham · grass
vs Li N.#304L4-6 4-6Cincinnati · hardW6-3 6-2Madrid · clay
vs Kvitova P.L2-6 6-0 3-6Tokyo · hardL2-6 2-6Tokyo · hard
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vs Mattek Sands B.W6-3 6-4Wimbledon · grassW7-6 6-4Charleston · clay
vs Radwanska A.L6-7(7) 4-6Beijing · hardL3-6 2-6Beijing · hard
vs Suarez Navarro C.W6-2 6-0Linz · hardW5-7 7-5 6-2Tokyo · hard
vs Cibulkova D.W7-6 7-5Sydney · hardW6-4 6-3Beijing · hard
vs Cadantu Ignatik A.Hard to compareW6-1 6-0Linz · hardW7-6 6-4Charleston · clay
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Kerber A. leads 3–030
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKerber A.Keys M.1 894ELO2 0861 804Hard ELO1 9254–6Last 106–425Age18173 cmHeight178 cmLeftPlaysRight