QF Indian Wells Open 2019

Angelique Kerber #8 def. Venus Williams #36

7-6(3) 6-3

Angelique Kerber defeated Venus Williams 7-6(3) 6-3 in the 2019 Indian Wells Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Mar 15, 2019*
Tournament: Indian Wells Open
Edition: 2019
Category: Premier Mandatory → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: QF

Match Statistics

Stat	Angelique Kerber	Venus Williams
Aces	2	1
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	66.0%	69.0%
First serve points won %	65.0%	64.0%
Second serve points won %	68.0%	38.0%
Break points saved %	75.0%	75.0%
Break points converted %	25.0%	25.0%
Service points won %	66.0%	56.0%
Return points won %	44.0%	34.0%
Total points won %	54.0%	46.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Angelique Kerber	Venus Williams
Country	GER	USA
Birth date	Jan 18, 1988	Jun 17, 1980
Age	31	38
Height	173 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	8	36
Ranking points (entering)	4,880	1,385
Elo (entering)	1,933	1,920
Current career W-L	477–277	782–299
Current career earnings	$32,545,460	$43,194,440

Pre-match H2H

Angelique Kerber #8 5 – 3 Venus Williams #36

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Aryna Sabalenka #9	6-1 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 2019	R16
Natalia Vikhlyantseva #112	3-6 6-1 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 11, 2019	R32
Yulia Putintseva #47	6-0 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 2019	R64

Angelique Kerber's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Belinda Bencic #23	6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 16, 2019	SF

Venus Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Mona Barthel #97	6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 13, 2019	R16
Christina Mchale #140	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 11, 2019	R32
Petra Kvitova #3	4-6 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 9, 2019	R64
Andrea Petkovic #68	6-4 0-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Mar 8, 2019	R128