Madison Keys vs Angelique Kerber — Cincinnati Round of 16

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 16
Madison Keys
USA13
Madison Keys
#22WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018
hard
GER4
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
Keys M.
2-6 7-6 6-4
Kerber A.
Keys M.
27762
Kerber A.
66341

Madison Keys defeated Angelique Kerber 2-6 7-6 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 9–1, defending last year's round of 32. Madison Keys narrowed the head-to-head to 9–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–9
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-16OsakaQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 4-6 2-1 RET
2018-09-24WuhanR32hardAngelique Kerber6-0 4-1 RET
2018-01-15Australian OpenQFhardAngelique Kerber6-1 6-2
2016-10-24SingaporeRRhardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-3
2016-08-08OlympicsSFhardAngelique Kerber6-3 7-5
2016-03-21MiamiQFhardAngelique Kerber6-3 6-2
2015-04-06CharlestonFclayAngelique Kerber6-2 4-6 7-5
2014-06-16EastbourneFgrassMadison Keys6-3 3-6 7-5
2014-01-06SydneySFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 6-2
2013-01-14Australian OpenR32hardAngelique Kerber6-2 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Keys M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Kerber A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Keys M.

Serve advantage — Keys M.

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

Keys M.Kerber A.
36
Serve
—
29
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Keys M.Kerber A.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Keys M.Kerber A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
94
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
96
91
Break points won·Slight edge
90
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
97
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
90

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

Freshness

Recent load
Keys M.Kerber A.
Freshness·
77
—

Keys M.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Bertens K.
Halep S.[1]
2-67-666-2
Semi-finals
Bertens K.
Kvitova P.[8]
3-66-46-2
Halep S.[1]
Sabalenka A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Bertens K.
Svitolina E.[5]
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Mertens E.[15]
7-55-76-3
Sabalenka A.
Keys M.[13]
6-36-4
Halep S.[1]
Tsurenko L.
6-46-1
R16
Bertens K.
Kontaveit A.
6-32-66-3
Svitolina E.[5]
Anisimova A.
6-46-4
Mertens E.[15]
Stephens S.[3]
7-686-2
Keys M.[13]
Kerber A.[4]
2-67-636-4
Tsurenko L.
Makarova K.
7-656-2
Halep S.[1]
Barty A.[16]
7-56-4
Kvitova P.[8]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-2
Sabalenka A.
Garcia C.[6]
6-43-67-5
R32
Keys M.[13]
Giorgi C.
6-26-2
Stephens S.[3]
Maria T.
6-36-2
Mladenovic K.
Hruncakova V.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[8]
Williams S.
6-32-66-3
Garcia C.[6]
Azarenka V.
6-47-5
Sabalenka A.
Pliskova K.[9]
2-66-37-5
Barty A.[16]
Kanepi K.
7-56-3
Halep S.[1]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-36-3
Tsurenko L.
Muguruza G.[7]
2-66-46-4
Svitolina E.[5]
Kuznetsova S.
7-614-66-4
Bertens K.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-40-0
Makarova K.
Cornet A.
6-26-0
Kontaveit A.
Sakkari M.
6-16-3
Mertens E.[15]
Peterson R.
3-66-27-61
Anisimova A.
Martic P.
6-46-3
Kerber A.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
4-67-56-4
R64
Bertens K.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-0
Sakkari M.
Osaka N.
6-37-68
Martic P.
Kasatkina D.[12]
4-66-46-3
Anisimova A.
Babos T.
6-36-4
Peterson R.
Siniakova K.
2-66-46-1
Mertens E.[15]
Rybarikova M.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Krunic A.
6-16-0
Barty A.[16]
Vondrousova M.
6-37-5
Kanepi K.
Lepchenko V.
2-66-36-1
Tomljanovic A.
Begu I.
4-66-36-3
Kontaveit A.
Strycova B.
6-36-0
Kuznetsova S.
Voegele S.
6-42-67-65
Mladenovic K.
Goerges J.[10]
6-43-2
Azarenka V.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-756-26-4
Sabalenka A.
Konta J.
4-66-36-4
Pliskova K.[9]
Radwanska A.
6-36-3
Keys M.[13]
Mattek Sands B.
3-67-636-4
Maria T.
Kiick A.
5-76-36-3
Giorgi C.
Sevastova A.
6-26-3
Cornet A.
Ostapenko J.[11]
1-67-56-0
Williams S.
Saville D.
6-16-2
Makarova K.
Bogdan A.
6-36-2
Tsurenko L.
Collins D.
6-06-2
Hruncakova V.
Sasnovich A.
6-04-66-1