Angelique Kerber #22 def. Venus Williams #5

5-7 6-3 6-1

Angelique Kerber defeated Venus Williams 5-7 6-3 6-1 in the 2018 Sydney International second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAngelique KerberVenus Williams
Aces05
Double faults510
First serve %66.0%59.0%
First serve points won %71.0%64.0%
Second serve points won %43.0%40.0%
Break points saved %57.0%65.0%
Break points converted %35.0%43.0%
Service points won %61.0%54.0%
Return points won %46.0%39.0%
Total points won %53.0%47.0%

Player Comparison

FieldAngelique KerberVenus Williams
Country GER USA
Birth dateJan 18, 1988Jun 17, 1980
Age2937
Height173 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)225
Ranking points (entering)2,0225,567
Elo (entering)1,7871,941
Current career W-L477–277782–299
Current career earnings$32,545,460$43,194,440
Pre-match H2H

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Lucie Safarova #316-7(3) 7-6(8) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 10, 2018R32

Angelique Kerber's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominika Cibulkova #266-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2018QF

Venus Williams's path

No prior matches in this tournament.