Daria Kasatkina vs Angelique KerberIndian Wells Quarter-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
#65WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Kasatkina D.
6-0 6-2
Kerber A.
Kasatkina D.
662
Kerber A.
020

Daria Kasatkina defeated Angelique Kerber 6-0 6-2 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's round of 16. Daria Kasatkina narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-03-07Indian WellsR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-1
2021-10-06Indian WellsR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 1-6 6-4
2019-08-05TorontoR64hardDaria Kasatkina0-6 6-2 6-4
2018-07-02WimbledonQFgrassAngelique Kerber6-3 7-5
2018-06-25EastbourneQFgrassAngelique Kerber6-1 6-7(3) 7-6(3)
2017-09-18TokyoR16hardAngelique Kerber7-6(5) 6-3
2017-02-13DohaR16hardDaria Kasatkina6-4 0-6 6-4
2017-01-09SydneyR16hardDaria Kasatkina7-6(5) 6-2
2016-07-25MontrealQFhardAngelique Kerber6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kasatkina D.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Kasatkina D.Kerber A.
0
Serve
95
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Even
1.4
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
78
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
80
91
Break points won·Slight edge
100
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
93
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Kasatkina D.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw