Azarenka v Kerber
WTA Tour 2018
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Too close to call — 8–4 on categories
Kerber wins on sets won. Azarenka’s case rests on first serve in %. WTA Tour 2018: Azarenka 29 matches, Kerber 65 matches.
- Azarenka averages 2.5 aces a match to Kerber’s 1.6 (57% more).
- Kerber averages 1.5 sets won a match to Azarenka’s 1.2 (24% more).
- Azarenka has the better first serve in %: 67.2 to Kerber’s 63.9.
- Azarenka ranks 8th of 95 in WTA Tour 2018 for first serve in %.
- Winners’ edge: Kerber’s team won 71%, Azarenka’s team won 59% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Kerber has 65 matches, Azarenka 29 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.
Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
- –Titlesper game0.02 total · best 1#12 of 32
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 67.2#8 of 95First serve in %63.9#32 of 95
- 65.0#38 of 95First-serve points won %64.8#40 of 95
- 54.4#69 of 95Break points saved %57.7#26 of 95
- 46.2#13 of 95Return points won %47.2#5 of 95
Head to head
1011 matches
since 20121
since 20121
- Hard · 9 matchesAzarenka 8Kerber 1
- Grass · 2 matchesAzarenka 2Kerber 0
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesAzarenka 1Kerber 1
- Finals · 1 matchAzarenka 1Kerber 0
Last meetings
- 14 June 2021 · Berlin · Round of 16 · GrassAzarenka won 6-3 7-5
- 22 Mar 2021 · Miami · Round of 32 · HardAzarenka won 7-5 6-2
- 1 Apr 2019 · Monterrey · Semifinal · HardAzarenka won 6-4 4-6 6-1
- 21 Mar 2016 · Miami · Semifinal · HardAzarenka won 6-2 7-5
- 18 Jan 2016 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardKerber won 6-3 7-5
- 4 Jan 2016 · Brisbane · Final · HardAzarenka won 6-3 6-1
- 31 Aug 2015 · US Open · Round of 32 · HardAzarenka won 7-5 2-6 6-4
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2018.
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