Venus Williams vs Angelique Kerber — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
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1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009 ·
hard
Williams V.6-3 6-3
Kerber A.
Williams V.
662
Kerber A.
330
Venus Williams defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Angelique Kerber came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 64. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped just 6 games past Angelique Kerber.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-04 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Angelique Kerber | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2018-01-08 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 5-7 6-3 6-1 |
| 2017-03-20 | Miami | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2016-06-27 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Angelique Kerber | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2014-08-04 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 3-6 6-4 |
| 2012-08-27 | US Open | R64 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 6-2 5-7 7-5 |
| 2012-07-30 | Olympics | R16 | hard | Angelique Kerber | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2012-05-07 | Madrid | R32 | clay | Angelique Kerber | 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
53
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
53
75
Break points won·Slight edge
92
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
89
Tiebreaks·Even
87
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
95
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Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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