SF Wimbledon 2016

Angelique Kerber #4 def. Venus Williams #8

6-4 6-4

Angelique Kerber defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-4 in the 2016 Wimbledon semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAngelique KerberVenus Williams
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
42
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
71.2%63.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
73.0%56.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
26.7%48.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%54.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
59.6%53.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
45.5%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
46.4%40.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.1%47.9%
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.
+3.3-2.7
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.
+2.7-3.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2016 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAngelique KerberVenus Williams
Country GER USA
Birth dateJan 18, 1988Jun 17, 1980
Age2836
Height173 cm185 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)48
Ranking points (entering)5,3303,116
Elo (entering)1,9531,900
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
Simona Halep #57-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJul 7, 2016QF
Misaki Doi #496-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 2016R16
Carina Witthoeft #1097-6(11) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 2016R32
Varvara Lepchenko #646-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 2016R64
Laura Robson #2836-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 2016R128

Angelique Kerber's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Serena Williams #15-7 3-6LH2HMatch dataJul 10, 2016F

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yaroslava Shvedova #967-6(5) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJul 7, 2016QF
Carla Suárez Navarro #127-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 5, 2016R16
Daria Kasatkina #337-5 4-6 10-8WH2HMatch dataJul 3, 2016R32
Maria Sakkari #1157-5 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJun 30, 2016R64
Donna Vekic #1127-6(3) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJun 29, 2016R128