QF Cincinnati Open 2012

Angelique Kerber #7 def. Serena Williams #4

6-4 6-4

Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams 6-4 6-4 in the 2012 Cincinnati Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAngelique KerberSerena Williams
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
34
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.7%47.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.2%86.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
66.7%54.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%0.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.7%69.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
100.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
30.4%34.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.7%48.3%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+9.8+13.6
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-13.6-9.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAngelique KerberSerena Williams
Country GER USA
Birth dateJan 18, 1988Sep 26, 1981
Age2430
Height173 cm175 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)74
Ranking points (entering)5,2257,145
Elo (entering)1,9912,262
Current career W-L477–277837–172
Current career earnings$32,545,460$94,948,662
Pre-match H2H

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Andrea Sestini Hlavackova #976-4 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2012R16
Timea Babos #623-6 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2012R32

Angelique Kerber's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Petra Kvitova #56-1 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 18, 2012SF

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Urszula Radwanska #466-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2012R16
Eleni Daniilidou #1216-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 16, 2012R32