Angelique Kerber vs Serena Williams — Wimbledon Final

Wimbledon · WTA · Final
GER11
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 July 2018
grass
USA25
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Kerber A.
6-3 6-3
Williams S.
Kerber A.
662
Williams S.
330

Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams 6-3 6-3 in the Wimbledon final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-27WimbledonFgrassSerena Williams7-5 6-3
2016-01-18Australian OpenFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 3-6 6-4
2014-07-28StanfordFhardSerena Williams7-6(1) 6-3
2014-03-17MiamiQFhardSerena Williams6-2 6-2
2013-10-21WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSerena Williams6-3 6-1
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSerena Williams6-4 6-1
2012-08-13CincinnatiQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-4
2007-08-27US OpenR128hardSerena Williams6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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
Kerber A.Williams S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
63%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.4
7.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 100). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
87
95
Break points saved·Even
91
94
Break points won·Even
95
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
95

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 35%

Draw

Final
Kerber A.[11]
Williams S.[25]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Kerber A.[11]
Ostapenko J.[12]
6-36-3
Williams S.[25]
Goerges J.[13]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Ostapenko J.[12]
Cibulkova D.
7-56-4
Kerber A.[11]
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-37-5
Goerges J.[13]
Bertens K.[20]
3-67-56-1
Williams S.[25]
Giorgi C.
3-66-36-4
R16
Ostapenko J.[12]
Sasnovich A.[15]
7-646-0
Kerber A.[11]
Bencic B.[11]
6-37-65
Goerges J.[13]
Vekic D.[31]
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.
Hsieh S.
6-46-1
Kasatkina D.[14]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-766-36-2
Bertens K.[20]
Pliskova K.[7]
6-37-61
Williams S.[25]
Rodina E.
6-26-2
Giorgi C.
Makarova K.
6-36-4
R32
Sasnovich A.[15]
Saville D.[26]
6-36-1
Rodina E.
Keys M.[26]
7-55-76-4
Giorgi C.
Siniakova K.[32]
3-67-666-2
Vekic D.[31]
Wickmayer Y.
7-626-1
Bencic B.[11]
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
6-17-63
Cibulkova D.
Mertens E.[25]
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.[12]
Diatchenko V.
6-06-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-26-3
Kerber A.[11]
Osaka N.[14]
6-26-4
Bertens K.[20]
Williams V.[9]
6-26-758-6
Goerges J.[13]
Strycova B.[23]
7-633-610-8
Williams S.[25]
Mladenovic K.
7-57-62
Makarova K.
Safarova L.
4-66-46-1
Hsieh S.
Halep S.[1]
3-66-47-5
Pliskova K.[7]
Buzarnescu M.[29]
3-67-636-1
Kasatkina D.[14]
Barty A.[17]
7-56-3
R64
Sasnovich A.[15]
Townsend T.
6-06-4
Osaka N.[14]
Boulter K.
6-36-4
Bencic B.[11]
Riske Amritraj A.
1-67-6106-2
Keys M.[26]
Kumkhum L.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.[32]
Jabeur O.
5-76-49-7
Buzarnescu M.[29]
Swan K.
6-06-3
Rodina E.
Cirstea S.[17]
1-66-36-3
Vekic D.[31]
Peterson R.
7-56-4
Mertens E.[25]
Vickery S.
6-16-3
Williams S.[25]
Tomova V.
6-16-4
Goerges J.[13]
Lapko V.
6-23-66-2
Halep S.[1]
Zheng S.
7-56-0
Ostapenko J.[12]
Flipkens K.
6-16-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Muguruza G.[3]
5-76-26-1
Kontaveit A.[28]
Brady J.
6-27-64
Barty A.[17]
Bouchard E.
6-47-5
Kasatkina D.[14]
Putintseva Y.
6-26-3
Kerber A.[11]
Liu C.
3-66-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-46-1
Bertens K.[20]
Blinkova A.
6-46-0
Williams V.[9]
Dulgheru A.
4-66-06-1
Strycova B.[23]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-4
Wickmayer Y.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3
Mladenovic K.
Maria T.
6-26-2
Giorgi C.
Brengle M.
6-46-4
Safarova L.
Radwanska A.[32]
7-56-4
Makarova K.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-41-67-5
Pliskova K.[7]
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Saville D.[26]
Stosur S.
6-46-1
Diatchenko V.
Kenin S.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.
Konta J.[22]
6-36-4
Hsieh S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-3
R128
Sasnovich A.[15]
Kvitova P.[8]
6-44-66-0
Maria T.
Svitolina E.[8]
7-634-66-1
Keys M.[26]
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-2
Siniakova K.[32]
Vandeweghe C.[16]
6-736-38-6
Liu C.
Konjuh A.
6-26-726-3
Osaka N.[14]
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Cirstea S.[17]
Rybarikova M.[19]
7-56-3
Peterson R.
Hruncakova V.
7-637-69
Townsend T.
Parmentier P.
6-26-4
Swan K.
Begu I.
6-26-2
Zheng S.
Wang Q.
6-34-66-1
Arruabarrena L.
Bogdan A.
6-13-68-6
Konta J.[22]
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-57-67
Cibulkova D.
Cornet A.
7-636-1
Vickery S.
Vondrousova M.
6-16-2
Diatchenko V.
Sharapova M.[24]
6-737-636-4
Saville D.[26]
Dolehide C.
6-26-3
Stosur S.
Peng S.
6-47-5
Brady J.
Baindl K.
6-26-746-2
Barty A.[17]
Voegele S.
7-56-3
Bouchard E.
Taylor G.
6-04-66-3
Putintseva Y.
Linette M.
6-33-610-8
Kasatkina D.[14]
Fett J.
6-27-5
Kerber A.[11]
Zvonareva V.
7-56-3
Boulter K.
Cepede Royg V.
6-45-76-4
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kanepi K.
7-656-1
Bertens K.[20]
Stefkova B.
6-36-2
Blinkova A.
Wang Y.
6-746-46-4
Dulgheru A.
Pliskova K.
6-41-66-2
Williams V.[9]
Larsson J.
6-736-26-1
Goerges J.[13]
Puig M.
6-47-67
Lapko V.
Mchale C.
5-77-57-5
Tsurenko L.
Babos T.
7-56-2
Petkovic A.
Zhang S.[31]
6-44-66-2
Wickmayer Y.
Barthel M.
7-56-4
Vekic D.[31]
Stephens S.[4]
6-16-3
Tomova V.
Smitkova T.
7-636-1
Williams S.[25]
Rus A.
7-56-3
Kumkhum L.
Pera B.
4-66-26-3
Jabeur O.
Golubic V.
2-66-36-3
Giorgi C.
Sevastova A.[21]
6-12-66-4
Safarova L.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-4
Makarova K.
Martic P.
7-602-66-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Lepchenko V.
6-06-3
Mertens E.[25]
Collins D.
6-36-2
Ostapenko J.[12]
Dunne K.
6-37-65
Flipkens K.
Watson H.
6-47-5
Kenin S.
Sakkari M.
6-41-66-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Duque Marino M.
6-16-1
Bencic B.[11]
Garcia C.[6]
7-626-3
Pliskova K.[7]
Dart H.
7-622-66-1
Azarenka V.
Alexandrova E.[18]
7-646-3
Buzarnescu M.[29]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-736-16-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Broady N.
6-27-5
Rodina E.
Lottner A.
3-67-56-4
Brengle M.
Krunic A.
2-66-36-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Hercog P.
6-26-2
Hsieh S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
6-44-66-3
Kontaveit A.[28]
Allertova D.
6-26-2
Halep S.[1]
Nara K.
6-26-4
Strycova B.[23]
Kuznetsova S.
7-667-5
Mladenovic K.
Schmiedlova A.
5-76-26-2
Radwanska A.[32]
Ruse E.
6-34-67-5