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Angelique Kerber #16 def. Donna Vekic #52

6-4 6-1

Match Information

Date Jan 18, 2018*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Angelique Kerber
Score6-4 6-1
Loser Donna Vekic
StatAngelique KerberDonna Vekic
Aces33
Double faults20
First serve %5559
First serve points won %7346
Second serve points won %5956
Break points saved %6720
Break points converted %8033
Service points won %6750
Return points won %5033
Total points won %6040

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAngelique KerberDonna Vekic
Country GER CRO
Birth dateJan 18, 1988Jun 28, 1996
Age3021
Height173179
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1652
Ranking points (entering)2,4911,075
Elo (entering)1,8651,675
Career W-L461–270230–232
Career earnings$32,545,460$10,949,466
Pre-match H2H
Angelique Kerber 1 0 Donna Vekic

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2018R128 Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-0 6-4WH2HMatch data

Angelique Kerber's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 2018R32 Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data

Donna Vekic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2018R128 Nao Hibino 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch data