Madison Keys vs Angelique KerberCincinnati Round of 16

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 16
#24WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2018 ·
hard
38 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Keys M.
2-6 7-6 6-4
Kerber A.
Keys M.
2762
Kerber A.
6641

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

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-16OsakaQFhardAngelique Kerber6-4 4-6 2-1
2018-09-24WuhanR32hardAngelique Kerber6-0 4-1
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

Statistics

This season
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
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
89
87
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
75
Break points won·Slight edge
92
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
94
89
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
96
91

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
66

Keys M.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw