Angelique Kerber vs Venus Williams — Sydney Round of 16
Sydney · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
Kerber A.5-7 6-3 6-1
Williams V.
Kerber A.
5662
Williams V.
7311
Angelique Kerber defeated Venus Williams 5-7 6-3 6-1 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 16. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Angelique Kerber dropped the opening set before beating Venus Williams 5–7 6–3 6–1.
Head to head
5–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-04 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Angelique Kerber | 7-6(3) 6-3 |
| 2017-03-20 | Miami | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2016-06-27 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Angelique Kerber | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2014-08-04 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
| 2012-08-27 | US Open | R64 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-2 5-7 7-5 |
| 2012-07-30 | Olympics | R16 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 7-6(5) 7-6(5) |
| 2012-05-07 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Angelique Kerber | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 108). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
87
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
83
Break points won·Clear edge
95
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
30
Tiebreaks·Even
90
86
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
Quarter-finals
Saville D.
Muguruza G.[1]
W/O
Kerber A.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
Giorgi C.
Radwanska A.
6-16-2
Barty A.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
R16
Giorgi C.
Kvitova P.
7-676-2
Kerber A.
Williams V.[2]
5-76-36-1
Muguruza G.[1]
Bertens K.
6-37-66
Saville D.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Barty A.
Perez E.
7-646-1
Radwanska A.
Bellis C.
7-646-0
Strycova B.
Makarova K.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.
Vesnina E.
6-46-4
R32
Perez E.
Mladenovic K.[5]
6-44-2
Kvitova P.
Lucic M.
6-10-0
Radwanska A.
Konta J.[4]
6-37-5
Giorgi C.
Stephens S.[6]
6-36-0
Barty A.
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-4
Strycova B.
Kasatkina D.
7-51-66-4
Kerber A.
Safarova L.
6-737-686-2
Bertens K.
Ahn K.
6-26-4
Vesnina E.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.
Sevastova A.[8]
6-36-1
Saville D.
Rogowska O.
6-41-67-5
Stosur S.
Witthoeft C.
4-67-56-3
Bellis C.
Rybarikova M.
7-626-0
Makarova K.
Ostapenko J.[3]
7-636-1