Angelique Kerber vs Belinda Bencic — Indian Wells Semi-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Semi-final
GER8
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
Belinda Bencic
SUI23
Belinda Bencic
#11WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Kerber A.
6-4 6-2
Bencic B.
Kerber A.
662
Bencic B.
420

Angelique Kerber defeated Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 64. Angelique Kerber narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-11-02BJK Cup Finals RR: GER vs SUIRRhardBelinda Bencic5-7 6-2 6-2
2019-06-17MallorcaSFgrassBelinda Bencic2-6 7-6(2) 6-4
2018-07-02WimbledonR16grassAngelique Kerber6-3 7-6(5)
2016-02-06Fed Cup WG R1: GER vs SUIRRhardBelinda Bencic7-6(4) 6-3
2015-08-17CincinnatiR64hardBelinda Bencic7-5 6-3
2014-08-25US OpenR32hardBelinda Bencic6-1 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

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

Kerber A.Bencic B.
—
Serve
57
—
Return
55

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

Statistics

This season
Kerber A.Bencic B.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Bencic B.
Clutch Rating·Even
87
88
Break points saved·Even
91
95
Break points won·Even
95
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
86
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kerber A.Bencic B.
Freshness·
—
82

Bencic B.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Final
Andreescu B.
Kerber A.[8]
6-43-66-4
Semi-finals
Kerber A.[8]
Bencic B.[23]
6-46-2
Andreescu B.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-32-66-4
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[6]
Vondrousova M.
4-66-46-4
Andreescu B.
Muguruza G.[20]
6-06-1
Kerber A.[8]
Williams V.
7-636-3
Bencic B.[23]
Pliskova K.[5]
6-34-66-3
R16
Vondrousova M.
Halep S.[2]
6-23-66-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Barty A.[12]
7-685-76-4
Andreescu B.
Wang Q.[18]
7-56-2
Muguruza G.[20]
Bertens K.[7]
5-76-16-4
Williams V.
Barthel M.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Kontaveit A.[21]
7-604-66-2
Bencic B.[23]
Osaka N.[1]
6-36-1
Kerber A.[8]
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-14-66-4
R32
Bertens K.[7]
Konta J.
7-6106-4
Halep S.[2]
Baindl K.
7-637-5
Vondrousova M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
4-66-36-4
Barty A.[12]
Brady J.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Saville D.
7-56-4
Andreescu B.
Voegele S.
6-16-2
Wang Q.[18]
Mertens E.[16]
7-646-746-3
Kerber A.[8]
Vikhlyantseva N.
3-66-16-3
Sabalenka A.[9]
Tsurenko L.[24]
6-27-5
Barthel M.
Goerges J.[15]
7-51-66-4
Bencic B.[23]
Alexandrova E.
6-46-2
Osaka N.[1]
Collins D.[25]
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[20]
Williams S.[10]
6-31-0
Kontaveit A.[21]
Sevastova A.[11]
5-0
Williams V.
Mchale C.
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[5]
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-2
R64
Baindl K.
Sasnovich A.[31]
6-42-66-0
Ostapenko J.[22]
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Brady J.
Garcia C.[19]
6-33-66-0
Williams S.[10]
Azarenka V.
7-56-3
Bertens K.[7]
Linette M.
6-46-1
Kerber A.[8]
Putintseva Y.
6-06-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Suarez Navarro C.[26]
6-26-0
Tsurenko L.[24]
Pegula J.
3-67-56-4
Sabalenka A.[9]
Tomljanovic A.
6-34-66-0
Goerges J.[15]
Kanepi K.
6-32-66-3
Barthel M.
Keys M.[17]
3-66-17-5
Mchale C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
6-43-66-4
Williams V.
Kvitova P.[3]
4-67-56-4
Kontaveit A.[21]
Puig M.
6-37-64
Sevastova A.[11]
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Bencic B.[23]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-1
Collins D.[25]
Flipkens K.
6-46-1
Osaka N.[1]
Mladenovic K.
6-36-4
Alexandrova E.
Wozniacki C.[13]
7-52-67-5
Voegele S.
Stephens S.[4]
6-36-0
Halep S.[2]
Strycova B.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Doi M.
6-746-16-1
Muguruza G.[20]
Davis L.
6-16-3
Vondrousova M.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-26-1
Saville D.
Buzarnescu M.[29]
6-26-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Kenin S.
3-67-656-4
Andreescu B.
Cibulkova D.[32]
6-26-2
Wang Q.[18]
Pera B.
7-656-2
Mertens E.[16]
Anisimova A.
6-46-2
Konta J.
Hsieh S.[27]
6-06-2
Barty A.[12]
Maria T.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Vekic D.[28]
1-67-656-4
R128
Strycova B.
Golubic V.
6-27-64
Baindl K.
Siniakova K.
7-56-2
Zhang S.
Hruncakova V.
6-26-4
Maria T.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Brady J.
Hibino N.
7-56-3
Saville D.
Yastremska D.
6-25-76-2
Voegele S.
Vickery S.
7-56-2
Pera B.
Mcnally C.
6-26-1
Azarenka V.
Lapko V.
6-26-3
Konta J.
Parmentier P.
6-26-3
Linette M.
Martic P.
6-34-67-65
Putintseva Y.
Babos T.
6-16-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Hon P.
6-16-1
Pegula J.
Diyas Z.
6-16-1
Tomljanovic A.
Cornet A.
7-56-3
Kanepi K.
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Zhu L.
6-46-747-5
Williams V.
Petkovic A.
6-40-66-3
Bonaventure Y.
Townsend T.
6-737-56-2
Puig M.
Rodina E.
6-06-4
Mchale C.
Sakkari M.
7-56-0
Flipkens K.
Bouchard E.
7-53-67-5
Brengle M.
Stosur S.
6-26-3
Vondrousova M.
Siegemund L.
6-47-66
Kenin S.
Wang Y.
1-67-56-4
Andreescu B.
Begu I.
6-736-36-3
Anisimova A.
Krunic A.
6-06-4
Davis L.
Schmiedlova A.
7-626-2
Alexandrova E.
Peterson R.
7-53-66-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-616-4
Mladenovic K.
Zheng S.
7-56-2
Doi M.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3