Angelique Kerber vs Venus Williams | Angelique Kerber Wins 6-4 6-4

WimbledonSemi-finalGrassMon 27 JunFinal

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Angelique Kerber defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-4 in the Wimbledon semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Match story: Angelique Kerber edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

How the match was decided

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Kerber A. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

13 shared · last 12 months

Kerber A. and Williams V. faced 13 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Kerber A. went 14–8 (64%) against them, Williams V. 8–7 (53%). Results against comparable opponents are close (6 : 4 better-results split).

14–864%Kerber A. · better vs 6Record vs common opponents8–753%Williams V. · better vs 4

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

31–22Sets18–15

272–218Games160–145

1–5Tiebreaks2–0

6–3Deciding sets1–2

vs Bencic B.#12L5-7 3-6Cincinnati · hardW6-3 6-4US Open · hard
vs Brengle M.#208W5-7 6-1 6-0Tokyo · hardW6-0 6-0Wimbledon · grass
vs Williams S.W6-4 3-6 6-4Australian Open · hardL2-6 6-1 3-6US Open · hard

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vs Jankovic J.L6-3 6-7 1-6Hong Kong · hardL4-6 5-7Hong Kong · hard
vs Radwanska A.L1-6 4-6Beijing · hardW6-1 7-6Wuhan · hard
vs Suarez Navarro C.W6-2 6-3Brisbane · hardW6-3 6-4Wuhan · hard
vs Konta J.W7-5 6-2Australian Open · hardL4-6 2-6Australian Open · hard
vs Muguruza G.L4-6 6-7Wuhan · hardW6-3 3-0Wuhan · hard
vs Nara K.W6-2 6-2Hong Kong · hardL4-6 3-6Indian Wells · hard
vs Doi M.W6-7 7-6 6-3Australian Open · hardW6-4 6-2Kaohsiung · hard
vs Babos T.W6-2 3-6 6-4Miami · hardL7-6 5-7 4-6Rome · clay
vs Bacsinszky T.W6-1 6-3GER vs SUI · hardL2-6 4-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Vandeweghe C.Hard to compareW6-1 3-1Wuhan · hardW6-4 6-3Rome · clay

Head-to-head

6 meetings · Kerber A. leads 4–2

Grass: Kerber A. leads 1–0 · Hard: level 2–2 · Clay: Kerber A. leads 1–0

Kerber A.June 2016WimbledonThis matchGrass6-4 6-4
Williams V.August 2014MontrealHard6-3 3-6 6-4
Kerber A.August 2012US OpenHard6-2 5-7 7-5
Kerber A.July 2012OlympicsHard7-6 7-6
Kerber A.May 2012MadridClay6-4 6-1

Draw

Closing odds

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vs Williams S.View match

Player context

Before the match

Kerber A.Williams V.1 908ELO1 6421 744Grass ELO1 7324–6Last 100–1028Age36173 cmHeight185 cmLeftPlaysRight

Cite this

Angelique Kerber beat Venus Williams 6-4 6-4. Umpiry, "Angelique Kerber vs Venus Williams — Wimbledon Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2016-06-27/kerber-vs-williams-wimbledon-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 27 June 2016).