Angelique Kerber vs Petra MarticIndian Wells Round of 128

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
hard
#686WTA
1673ELO
1633Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kerber A.
6-3 6-4
Martic P.
Kerber A.
662
Martic P.
340

Angelique Kerber defeated Petra Martic 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Petra Martic came in defending last year's round of 64. Angelique Kerber extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR16clayAngelique Kerber6-3 7-5
2008-07-21PortorozR32hardPetra Martic7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kerber A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Martic P.

Martic P.serving77% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kerber A.

Even serve battle

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·Slight edge
70%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
87
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
91
85
Break points won·Dominant
95
66
Deciding sets·Even
86
88
Tiebreaks·Even
90
86

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 37 days (−0.7)
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
1.7
Surface form
4.3
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
8.0
6.1
Country comfort
5.1
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 17%

Draw