Angelique Kerber vs Venus Williams — Indian Wells Quarter-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
GER8
Angelique Kerber
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Kerber A.
7-6 6-3
Williams V.
Kerber A.
7762
Williams V.
6330

Angelique Kerber defeated Venus Williams 7-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-08SydneyR16hardAngelique Kerber5-7 6-3 6-1
2017-03-20MiamiQFhardVenus Williams7-5 6-3
2016-06-27WimbledonSFgrassAngelique Kerber6-4 6-4
2014-08-04MontrealR16hardVenus Williams6-3 3-6 6-4
2012-08-27US OpenR64hardAngelique Kerber6-2 5-7 7-5
2012-07-30OlympicsR16hardAngelique Kerber7-6(5) 7-6(5)
2012-05-07MadridR32clayAngelique Kerber6-4 6-1
2009-01-19Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Serve advantage — Kerber A.

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 V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
40%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (154 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kerber A.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
83
Break points won·Clear edge
95
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
30
Tiebreaks·Even
90
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kerber A.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 20 days rest. 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