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Angelique Kerber #10 def. Elena Vesnina #24

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date Mar 12, 2018*
Tournament Indian Wells
Category WTA 1000
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Angelique Kerber
Score7-5 6-2
Loser Elena Vesnina
StatAngelique KerberElena Vesnina
Aces31
Double faults52
First serve %4960
First serve points won %5643
Second serve points won %4850
Break points saved %6956
Break points converted %4431
Service points won %5246
Return points won %5448
Total points won %5347

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAngelique KerberElena Vesnina
Country GER RUS
Birth dateJan 18, 1988Aug 1, 1986
Age3031
Height173176
HandednessLeft-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1024
Ranking points (entering)3,0552,110
Elo (entering)1,9481,708
Career W-L461–270262–260
Career earnings$32,545,460$13,058,021
Pre-match H2H
Angelique Kerber 3 2 Elena Vesnina

Path

Angelique Kerber's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 10, 2018R64 Ekaterina Makarova 3-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch data

Angelique Kerber's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 14, 2018R16 Caroline Garcia 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data

Elena Vesnina's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Mar 10, 2018R64 Catherine Bellis 2-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch data