Angelique Kerber vs Sabine Lisicki — Birmingham Semi-final

Birmingham · WTA · Semi-final
GER4
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 June 2015
grass
GER8
Sabine Lisicki
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLWW
Kerber A.
6-3 6-3
Lisicki S.
Kerber A.
662
Lisicki S.
330

Angelique Kerber defeated Sabine Lisicki 6-3 6-3 in the Birmingham semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-06-25WimbledonQFgrassAngelique Kerber6-3 6-7(7) 7-5
2012-02-13DohaR64hardAngelique Kerber4-6 6-4 6-1
2012-01-02AucklandQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 4-3 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Lisicki S.

Lisicki S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Even serve battle

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.Lisicki S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.4
5.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Lisicki S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
18
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
68
Break points won·Dominant
95
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
14
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
65

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

Draw

Final
Kerber A.[4]
Pliskova K.[6]
6-756-37-64
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[6]
Mladenovic K.
6-27-66
Kerber A.[4]
Lisicki S.[8]
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[6]
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
6-26-2
Kerber A.[4]
Siniakova K.
6-26-4
Lisicki S.[8]
Hantuchova D.
7-626-2
Mladenovic K.
Halep S.[1]
2-66-07-64
R16
Pliskova K.[6]
Diyas Z.
6-26-2
Siniakova K.
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Mladenovic K.
Strycova B.[10]
7-646-2
Kerber A.[4]
Jankovic J.[15]
6-46-2
Lisicki S.[8]
Rybarikova M.
7-676-4
Hantuchova D.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-47-5
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
Kuznetsova S.[13]
6-36-4
Halep S.[1]
Koukalova K.
6-16-3
R32
Diyas Z.
Azarenka V.[12]
W/O
Halep S.[1]
Broady N.
6-46-2
Mladenovic K.
Bouchard E.[5]
6-34-66-0
Pliskova K.[6]
Konta J.
3-66-36-4
Jankovic J.[15]
Dellacqua C.
7-6116-3
Lisicki S.[8]
Bencic B.
6-17-64
Rybarikova M.
Schmiedlova A.
7-606-1
Hantuchova D.
Erakovic M.
7-666-4
Larcher De Brito M.
Ivanovic A.[2]
6-43-67-66
Koukalova K.
Garcia C.[16]
6-36-0
Strycova B.[10]
Hradecka L.
6-36-4
Siniakova K.
Petkovic A.[7]
4-66-17-64
Mchale C.
Doi M.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[4]
Pironkova T.
6-42-66-4
Suarez Navarro C.[3]
Babos T.
6-23-66-4
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Krunic A.
6-26-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-37-67
Broady N.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-4
Koukalova K.
Vandeweghe C.
7-56-3
Strycova B.[10]
Niculescu M.
6-23-66-2
Hradecka L.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Krunic A.
Watson H.
7-656-4
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Knapp K.
7-645-76-2
Siniakova K.
Nara K.
6-37-63
Doi M.
Puig M.
6-46-1
Mchale C.
Cornet A.[11]
4-66-26-2
Jankovic J.[15]
Smitkova T.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Lucic M.
7-56-3
Schmiedlova A.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-3
Rybarikova M.
Muguruza G.[9]
6-36-1
Larcher De Brito M.
Zheng S.
6-36-2
Dellacqua C.
Davis L.
6-46-1
Konta J.
Gajdosova J.
6-16-3
Erakovic M.
Cetkovska P.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Begu I.[14]
4-67-6106-4
Diyas Z.
Bondarenko K.
7-677-65
Pironkova T.
Swan K.
6-26-2
Garcia C.[16]
Maria T.
6-22-67-66
Azarenka V.[12]
Lepchenko V.
7-676-4
Babos T.
Vinci R.
6-26-757-65