Osaka v Kerber
WTA Tour 2016
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Angelique Kerber takes it, 10–3 on categories
Kerber wins on first serve in %. Osaka’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2016: Osaka 33 matches, Kerber 81 matches.
- Kerber has the better first serve in %: 64.6 to Osaka’s 54.9.
- Osaka averages 4.9 aces a match to Kerber’s 1.6 — 3.1 times as many.
- Kerber averages a sets lost every 1.5 matches to Osaka’s 0.9.
- Kerber ranks 9th of 38 in WTA Tour 2016 for titles per match.
- Osaka ranks 10th of 96 in WTA Tour 2016 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Kerber’s team won 78%, Osaka’s team won 61% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Kerber has 81 matches, Osaka 33 — 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 game0.03 total · best 1#9 of 38
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 54.9#92 of 96First serve in %64.6#29 of 96
- 69.1#10 of 96First-serve points won %64.7#35 of 96
- 54.9#45 of 96Break points saved %58.3#15 of 96
- 43.0#72 of 96Return points won %47.1#8 of 96
Head to head
27 matches
since 20175
since 20175
- Hard · 5 matchesOsaka 2Kerber 3
- Clay · 1 matchOsaka 0Kerber 1
- Grass · 1 matchOsaka 0Kerber 1
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesOsaka 1Kerber 1
Last meetings
- 29 July 2024 · Paris Olympics · Round of 64 · ClayKerber won 7-5 6-3
- 21 Mar 2022 · Miami · Round of 64 · HardOsaka won 6-2 6-3
- 22 Oct 2018 · Singapore · Round robin · HardKerber won 6-4 5-7 6-4
- 2 July 2018 · Wimbledon · Round of 32 · GrassKerber won 6-2 6-4
- 2 Oct 2017 · Beijing · Round of 64 · HardKerber won 6-2 7-5
- 18 Sept 2017 · Tokyo · Round of 32 · HardKerber won 6-3 6-4
- 28 Aug 2017 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardOsaka won 6-3 6-1
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2016.
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