Angelique Kerber vs Yafan WangMiami Round of 16

Miami · WTA · Round of 16
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2018
hard
#358WTA
1704ELO
1673Hard ELO
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLLW
Kerber A.
6-7 7-6 6-3
Wang Y.
Kerber A.
617762
Wang Y.
776531

Angelique Kerber defeated Yafan Wang 6-7 7-6 6-3 in the Miami round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Wang Y.

Wang Y.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
51
Break points saved·Clear edge
91
76
Break points won·Dominant
95
62
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
90
54

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw