Serena Williams vs Angelique Kerber — Miami Quarter-final

Miami · WTA · Quarter-final
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 March 2014
hard
GER5
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Williams S.
6-2 6-2
Kerber A.
Williams S.
662
Kerber A.
220

Serena Williams defeated Angelique Kerber 6-2 6-2 in the Miami quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

5–3
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
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSerena Williams6-3 6-1
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSerena Williams6-4 6-1
2012-08-13CincinnatiQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-4
2007-08-27US OpenR128hardSerena Williams6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams S.

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
Williams S.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
75%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.3

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

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Li N.[2]
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Sharapova M.[4]
6-46-3
Li N.[2]
Cibulkova D.[10]
7-52-66-3
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Kerber A.[5]
6-26-2
Sharapova M.[4]
Kvitova P.[8]
7-56-1
Cibulkova D.[10]
Radwanska A.[3]
3-67-656-3
Li N.[2]
Wozniacki C.[11]
7-57-5
R16
Williams S.[1]
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-1
Kerber A.[5]
Makarova K.[23]
6-41-66-3
Sharapova M.[4]
Flipkens K.[19]
3-66-46-1
Kvitova P.[8]
Ivanovic A.[12]
3-66-06-0
Cibulkova D.[10]
Williams V.[29]
6-15-76-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Svitolina E.
7-655-76-2
Wozniacki C.[11]
Lepchenko V.
6-06-1
Li N.[2]
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
6-06-2
R32
Williams S.[1]
Garcia C.
6-44-66-4
Makarova K.[23]
Errani S.[9]
6-32-66-4
Kerber A.[5]
Pironkova T.
6-06-2
Sharapova M.[4]
Safarova L.[26]
6-46-776-2
Ivanovic A.[12]
Pennetta F.[20]
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Vekic D.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.
Strycova B.
4-66-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Kanepi K.[24]
6-26-1
Cibulkova D.[10]
Cornet A.[22]
7-666-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Vesnina E.[32]
7-56-3
Flipkens K.[19]
Lisicki S.[14]
DEF
Williams V.[29]
Dellacqua C.
6-45-76-4
Wozniacki C.[11]
Stephens S.[17]
6-16-0
Vandeweghe C.
Stosur S.[16]
5-77-57-5
Li N.[2]
Keys M.
7-636-3
Lepchenko V.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-747-62
R64
Dellacqua C.
Cepelova J.
6-41-66-4
Williams S.[1]
Shvedova Y.
7-676-2
Stosur S.[16]
Bertens K.
6-36-2
Makarova K.[23]
Peterson R.
6-16-1
Pironkova T.
Cirstea S.[25]
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[4]
Nara K.
6-36-4
Safarova L.[26]
King V.
6-37-62
Flipkens K.[19]
Razzano V.
6-13-66-3
Ivanovic A.[12]
Davis L.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.[20]
Govortsova O.
6-36-3
Vekic D.
Kuznetsova S.[28]
7-657-5
Kvitova P.[8]
Ormaechea P.
6-36-4
Williams V.[29]
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-3
Cornet A.[22]
Petkovic A.
6-26-706-4
Strycova B.
Vinci R.[13]
6-42-67-5
Svitolina E.
Bouchard E.[18]
1-66-16-2
Vesnina E.[32]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Oprandi R.
6-06-4
Lepchenko V.
Jankovic J.[7]
6-32-67-62
Tomljanovic A.
Muguruza G.[30]
3-67-666-1
Wozniacki C.[11]
Puig M.
6-11-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Scheepers C.
6-46-1
Keys M.
Hantuchova D.[31]
6-46-2
Garcia C.
Koukalova K.[27]
7-637-63
Kanepi K.[24]
Mchale C.
7-657-60
Li N.[2]
Kleybanova A.
DEF
Cibulkova D.[10]
Meusburger Y.
6-16-2
Errani S.[9]
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-4
Lisicki S.[14]
Petrova N.
3-66-46-4
Stephens S.[17]
Diyas Z.
7-56-3
Kerber A.[5]
Peng S.
6-31-67-65
Vandeweghe C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
7-677-5
R128
Peterson R.
Barthel M.
6-44-2
Tomljanovic A.
Mladenovic K.
7-646-4
Garcia C.
Wozniak A.
6-37-5
Vandeweghe C.
Erakovic M.
6-47-66
Nara K.
Beck A.
7-626-4
Davis L.
Zhang S.
6-26-3
Meusburger Y.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-36-0
Oprandi R.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-4
Lepchenko V.
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-1
Diyas Z.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-43-66-2
Puig M.
Rybarikova M.
6-17-67
Scheepers C.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-0
Mchale C.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Keys M.
Kontaveit A.
6-36-2
King V.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-06-0
Schmiedlova A.
De Vroome I.
7-55-76-2
Kleybanova A.
Benesova I.
7-636-1
Petkovic A.
Torro Flor M.
6-36-4
Shvedova Y.
Schiavone F.
6-46-2
Bertens K.
Duval V.
7-656-1
Mayr Achleitner P.
Knapp K.
3-66-16-4
Pironkova T.
Voskoboeva G.
6-27-5
Peng S.
Pliskova K.
7-56-0
Petrova N.
Radwanska U.
7-51-66-4
Govortsova O.
Peer S.
2-66-06-3
Vekic D.
Date Krumm K.
7-626-2
Ormaechea P.
Piter K.
7-606-1
Dellacqua C.
Voegele S.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.
Mattek Sands B.
6-33-66-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Kichenok N.
1-67-56-2
Razzano V.
Watson H.
6-46-0
Strycova B.
Niculescu M.
6-36-4