Victoria Azarenka #1 def. Angelique Kerber #19

6-4 6-3

Victoria Azarenka defeated Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-3 in the 2012 Indian Wells Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVictoria AzarenkaAngelique Kerber
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
01
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
25
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
72.9%56.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.8%55.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
25.0%32.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
57.1%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.6%45.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%42.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.7%42.4%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
56.1%43.9%
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.
+1.7-10.6
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.
+10.6-1.7

* 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

FieldVictoria AzarenkaAngelique Kerber
Country BLR GER
Birth dateJul 31, 1989Jan 18, 1988
Age2224
Height183 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)119
Ranking points (entering)8,9802,465
Elo (entering)2,1681,873
Current career W-L582–268477–277
Current career earnings$38,890,473$32,545,460
Pre-match H2H

Path

Victoria Azarenka's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agnieszka Radwanska #56-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2012QF
Julia Goerges #156-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2012R16
Svetlana Kuznetsova #276-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2012R32
Mona Barthel #376-4 6-7(4) 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 2012R64

Victoria Azarenka's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sharapova #26-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2012F

Angelique Kerber's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Na Li #86-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 14, 2012QF
Christina Mchale #356-3 3-6 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2012R16
Vania King #58(w/o)WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2012R32
Sloane Stephens #902-6 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 10, 2012R64