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Angelique Kerber #8 def. Aryna Sabalenka #9

6-1 4-6 6-4

Match Information

Date Mar 13, 2019*
Tournament Indian Wells
Category WTA 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR16
Winner Angelique Kerber
Score6-1 4-6 6-4
Loser Aryna Sabalenka
StatAngelique KerberAryna Sabalenka
Aces23
Double faults54
First serve %6163
First serve points won %6054
Second serve points won %6251
Break points saved %3359
Break points converted %4167
Service points won %6153
Return points won %4739
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAngelique KerberAryna Sabalenka
Country GER BLR
Birth dateJan 18, 1988May 5, 1998
Age3120
Height173182
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)89
Ranking points (entering)4,8803,565
Elo (entering)1,9101,947
Career W-L461–270399–138
Career earnings$32,545,460$50,259,447
Pre-match H2H
Angelique Kerber 0 0 Aryna Sabalenka

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 11, 2019R32 Natalia Vikhlyantseva 3-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Mar 9, 2019R64 Yulia Putintseva 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data

Angelique Kerber's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 15, 2019QF Venus Williams 7-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch data

Aryna Sabalenka's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 11, 2019R32 Lesia Tsurenko 6-2 7-5WH2HMatch data
Mar 9, 2019R64 Ajla Tomljanovic 6-3 4-6 6-0WH2HMatch data