Elena Vesnina vs Angelique Kerber — Indian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
RUS14
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017
hard
GER2
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Vesnina E.
6-3 6-3
Kerber A.
Vesnina E.
662
Kerber A.
330

Elena Vesnina defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 64. Elena Vesnina narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-05Indian WellsR32hardAngelique Kerber7-5 6-2
2013-08-19New HavenR16hardElena Vesnina6-2 6-4
2012-06-18EastbourneR32grassAngelique Kerber3-6 6-0 7-5
2012-01-09HobartR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-4
2007-06-18's-HertogenboschR16grassAngelique Kerber6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

Serve advantage — Kerber 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
Vesnina E.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesnina E.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
91
Break points won·Dominant
69
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
90

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 20%

Draw

Final
Vesnina E.[14]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-767-56-4
Semi-finals
Vesnina E.[14]
Mladenovic K.[28]
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Pliskova K.[3]
7-657-62
Quarter-finals
Vesnina E.[14]
Williams V.[12]
6-24-66-3
Mladenovic K.[28]
Wozniacki C.[13]
3-67-646-2
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Muguruza G.[7]
7-627-65
R16
Vesnina E.[14]
Kerber A.[2]
6-36-3
Williams V.[12]
Peng S.
3-66-16-3
Mladenovic K.[28]
Davis L.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[13]
Keys M.[9]
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Garcia C.[21]
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
Cibulkova D.[5]
6-43-66-2
Muguruza G.[7]
Svitolina E.[10]
7-651-66-0
Pliskova K.[3]
Bacsinszky T.[15]
5-1
R32
Kerber A.[2]
Parmentier P.
7-53-67-5
Vesnina E.[14]
Babos T.[25]
6-41-66-4
Williams V.[12]
Safarova L.
6-46-2
Peng S.
Radwanska A.[6]
6-46-4
Mladenovic K.[28]
Halep S.[4]
6-36-3
Davis L.
Goerges J.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Siniakova K.
6-36-1
Keys M.[9]
Osaka N.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Vinci R.[26]
6-22-66-1
Garcia C.[21]
Konta J.[11]
3-66-37-61
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
Strycova B.[17]
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.[5]
Pliskova K.
2-67-657-64
Muguruza G.[7]
Day K.
3-67-56-2
Svitolina E.[10]
Saville D.[24]
6-26-1
Bacsinszky T.[15]
Bertens K.[18]
6-35-77-68
Pliskova K.[3]
Begu I.[29]
6-47-62
R64
Kerber A.[2]
Petkovic A.
6-26-1
Parmentier P.
Putintseva Y.[27]
6-26-3
Babos T.[25]
Lepchenko V.
4-67-626-2
Vesnina E.[14]
Rogers S.
6-47-5
Williams V.[12]
Jankovic J.
1-67-656-1
Safarova L.
Vandeweghe C.[20]
4-66-46-1
Peng S.
Konjuh A.[31]
6-46-2
Radwanska A.[6]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-4
Halep S.[4]
Vekic D.
6-46-1
Mladenovic K.[28]
Beck A.
6-07-5
Davis L.
Sevastova A.[22]
7-56-3
Goerges J.
Stosur S.[16]
4-66-46-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Linette M.
6-36-0
Siniakova K.
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
6-37-5
Osaka N.
Zhang S.[30]
6-46-2
Keys M.[9]
Duque Marino M.
6-17-5
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Larsson J.
7-636-4
Vinci R.[26]
Brengle M.
7-656-4
Garcia C.[21]
Rodina E.
6-36-3
Konta J.[11]
Watson H.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
Kontaveit A.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.
Kasatkina D.[33]
6-06-3
Cibulkova D.[5]
Ostapenko J.
6-43-66-3
Muguruza G.[7]
Flipkens K.
6-26-3
Day K.
Lucic M.[32]
6-45-77-5
Saville D.[24]
Wickmayer Y.
6-27-65
Svitolina E.[10]
Wang Q.
3-66-37-63
Bacsinszky T.[15]
Niculescu M.
7-56-2
Bertens K.[18]
Bencic B.
6-26-2
Begu I.[29]
Chirico L.
6-17-5
Pliskova K.[3]
Puig M.
1-66-46-4
Strycova B.[17]
Errani S.
6-45-76-2
R128
Linette M.
Townsend T.
6-46-2
Parmentier P.
Dodin O.
6-26-4
Peng S.
Tsurenko L.
6-22-67-5
Beck A.
Bouchard E.
3-66-26-2
Goerges J.
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-2
Siniakova K.
Barthel M.
4-66-46-4
Larsson J.
Giorgi C.
7-636-3
Ostapenko J.
Kovinic D.
6-42-67-63
Niculescu M.
Cirstea S.
4-66-36-1
Puig M.
Collins D.
6-06-2
Petkovic A.
King V.
6-02-0
Lepchenko V.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-26-4
Jankovic J.
Falconi I.
6-23-66-3
Safarova L.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Makarova K.
6-46-2
Vekic D.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-37-62
Davis L.
Golubic V.
6-44-67-5
Osaka N.
Ozaki R.
6-46-2
Duque Marino M.
Tig P.
6-40-66-4
Brengle M.
Maria T.
6-46-2
Rodina E.
Mchale C.
6-16-0
Watson H.
Gibbs N.
4-66-26-2
Errani S.
Minella M.
1-66-47-5
Pliskova K.
Mattek Sands B.
6-06-3
Flipkens K.
Bellis C.
4-66-16-4
Day K.
Nara K.
6-36-4
Wang Q.
Bondarenko K.
5-76-46-4
Bencic B.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Chirico L.
Schiavone F.
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Brady J.
6-47-64
Kontaveit A.
Doi M.
7-56-4
Wickmayer Y.
Siegemund L.
6-33-66-4