Venus Williams vs Angelique Kerber — Miami Quarter-final

Miami · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA11
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 March 2017
hard
GER1
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Williams V.
7-5 6-3
Kerber A.
Williams V.
762
Kerber A.
530

Venus Williams defeated Angelique Kerber 7-5 6-3 in the Miami quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's semi-final. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-04Indian WellsQFhardAngelique Kerber7-6(3) 6-3
2018-01-08SydneyR16hardAngelique Kerber5-7 6-3 6-1
2016-06-27WimbledonSFgrassAngelique Kerber6-4 6-4
2014-08-04MontrealR16hardVenus Williams6-3 3-6 6-4
2012-08-27US OpenR64hardAngelique Kerber6-2 5-7 7-5
2012-07-30OlympicsR16hardAngelique Kerber7-6(5) 7-6(5)
2012-05-07MadridR32clayAngelique Kerber6-4 6-1
2009-01-19Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

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
Williams V.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (159 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
91
Break points won·Clear edge
83
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
86
Tiebreaks·Even
86
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Kerber A.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Konta J.[10]
Wozniacki C.[12]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[12]
Pliskova K.[2]
5-76-16-1
Konta J.[10]
Williams V.[11]
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[2]
Lucic M.[26]
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[12]
Safarova L.
6-46-3
Konta J.[10]
Halep S.[3]
3-67-676-2
Williams V.[11]
Kerber A.[1]
7-56-3
R16
Wozniacki C.[12]
Muguruza G.[6]
7-610-0
Pliskova K.[2]
Strycova B.[15]
6-16-4
Lucic M.[26]
Mattek Sands B.
7-56-4
Halep S.[3]
Stosur S.[14]
4-67-56-2
Kerber A.[1]
Ozaki R.
6-26-2
Safarova L.
Cibulkova D.[4]
7-656-1
Konta J.[10]
Arruabarrena L.
7-56-1
Williams V.[11]
Kuznetsova S.[7]
6-37-64
R32
Pliskova K.[2]
Putintseva Y.[27]
7-56-3
Strycova B.[15]
Cepelova J.
6-26-4
Mattek Sands B.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[17]
4-66-06-3
Lucic M.[26]
Radwanska A.[5]
6-06-3
Cibulkova D.[4]
Flipkens K.
6-26-3
Safarova L.
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.[12]
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[6]
Zhang S.[30]
4-66-26-2
Arruabarrena L.
Keys M.[8]
7-57-5
Konta J.[10]
Parmentier P.
6-46-0
Stosur S.[14]
Peng S.
4-66-37-5
Halep S.[3]
Kontaveit A.
6-36-0
Ozaki R.
Goerges J.
7-656-3
Kerber A.[1]
Rogers S.
6-47-5
Williams V.[11]
Tig P.
6-36-0
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Townsend T.
6-46-2
R64
Radwanska A.[5]
Wang Q.
7-636-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Brengle M.
6-16-3
Putintseva Y.[27]
Witthoeft C.
6-46-4
Cepelova J.
Vandeweghe C.[18]
6-23-66-1
Strycova B.[15]
Larsson J.
4-66-37-63
Mattek Sands B.
Svitolina E.[9]
7-56-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[17]
Shvedova Y.
6-736-26-0
Lucic M.[26]
Bondarenko K.
6-22-67-62
Cibulkova D.[4]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-2
Flipkens K.
Konjuh A.[29]
7-646-766-2
Safarova L.
Saville D.[23]
6-26-2
Tomljanovic A.
Vesnina E.[13]
3-66-47-5
Wozniacki C.[12]
Lepchenko V.
6-16-2
Cirstea S.
Sevastova A.[19]
7-643-66-3
Zhang S.[30]
Errani S.
4-66-47-5
Muguruza G.[6]
Mchale C.
0-67-666-4
Keys M.[8]
Golubic V.
6-16-2
Arruabarrena L.
Begu I.[28]
3-66-46-3
Parmentier P.
Babos T.[24]
6-716-26-0
Konta J.[10]
Sasnovich A.
6-26-756-4
Stosur S.[14]
Barty A.
6-46-4
Peng S.
Garcia C.[21]
6-46-0
Kontaveit A.
Makarova K.[32]
6-716-26-2
Halep S.[3]
Osaka N.
6-42-66-3
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Minella M.
6-26-2
Townsend T.
Vinci R.[25]
6-36-2
Tig P.
Mladenovic K.[22]
7-646-2
Williams V.[11]
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-3
Ozaki R.
Bertens K.[16]
6-44-66-1
Goerges J.
Suarez Navarro C.[20]
6-47-65
Rogers S.
Kasatkina D.[31]
6-45-76-0
Kerber A.[1]
Duan Y.
7-636-2
R128
Brengle M.
Ostapenko J.
6-33-66-2
Witthoeft C.
Gibbs N.
6-36-3
Cepelova J.
Petkovic A.
6-26-4
Larsson J.
Niculescu M.
6-36-1
Mattek Sands B.
Siniakova K.
6-34-66-4
Shvedova Y.
Jankovic J.
4-66-47-63
Bondarenko K.
Badosa P.
6-47-5
Wang Q.
Vekic D.
0-66-46-2
Cepede Royg V.
Doi M.
6-26-4
Flipkens K.
Brady J.
3-66-37-5
Safarova L.
Wickmayer Y.
7-626-4
Tomljanovic A.
Linette M.
6-21-66-2
Lepchenko V.
Davis L.
6-36-3
Cirstea S.
Puig M.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Bencic B.
6-34-66-3
Mchale C.
Beck A.
6-727-56-0
Golubic V.
Pironkova T.
3-66-16-1
Arruabarrena L.
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-56-1
Parmentier P.
Dodin O.
6-26-1
Sasnovich A.
Cornet A.
6-41-66-4
Barty A.
Bouchard E.
6-45-76-3
Kontaveit A.
Nara K.
6-26-1
Osaka N.
Kucova K.
6-26-3
Minella M.
Pliskova K.
7-645-77-5
Townsend T.
Anisimova A.
2-66-26-3
Tig P.
Watson H.
7-646-1
Ozaki R.
Chirico L.
3-67-56-1
Goerges J.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-56-3
Rogers S.
Erakovic M.
4-66-37-64
Duan Y.
Siegemund L.
7-666-3
Peng S.
Kovinic D.
6-20-0
Haddad Maia B.
Tsurenko L.
3-2