Azarenka topples Kerber in the 3rd round of the Miami Open. HIGHLIGHTS – MIAMI RESULTS

MIAMI OPEN - MIAMI DRAW AND RESULTS. Azarenka ousts Kerber to play Ashleigh Barty in the 4th round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Victoria Azarenka vs. Angelique Kerber

In a battle of former world no.1 Victoria Azarenka hustles Angelique Kerber 7-5 6-2 in the 3rd round in Miami on Saturday. Azarenka will try to keep the momentum against Ashleigh Barty in the 4th round. The match lasted 1 hour and 31 minutes. The Belarussian won this tournament 3 times in 2009, 2011 and 2016. Here you can see her history at this event.

Azarenka
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Azarenka's Record

Highlights Victoria Azarenka vs. Angelique Kerber Miami Open – Miami

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Azarenka
Kerber
Victoria Azarenka
7-5 6-2
1h:31
Angelique Kerber
76
76
Total points
59
59
28
28
Winners
25
25
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
1
1
2
2
Double Faults
8
8
72%
72%
1st in
61%
61%
64%
64%
1st won
56%
56%
28/44
28/44
1st won
25/45
25/45
47%
47%
2nd won
31%
31%
8/17
8/17
2nd won
9/29
9/29
-- Break Points --
6/15
6/15
Total
3/5
3/5
40%
40%
Won
60%
60%
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At the end of the match, the Belarussian scored 76 points vs. Angelique’s 59.

Azarenka

Azarenka won this match even if she was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points as she converted only 40% (6/15) of the procured opportunities.

Kerber

On the other side, the German was pretty focused in converting 60% of the break points that she conquered points (3/5). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Azarenka and Kerber is 9-1 for Victoria.

Draw and next match H2H: Victoria Azarenka vs. Ashleigh Barty – stats

Azarenka will face Barty in the 4th round.

This will be the 3rd time that Victoria Azarenka and Ashleigh Barty face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Azarenka and Barty (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Barty won 7-62 6-3 in the Rubber 2 in 2 back in 2019.

Victoria Azarenka Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Azarenka had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Barty in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, that wasn’t sufficient for Victoria to win the set since Kerber succeeded in breaking back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (3-1) game. The Belarussian maintained her cool to break Kerber in the 7th (3-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).

Anyhow also Angelique won 4 consecutive games from 0-1 to 4-1

Victoria converted 37% of her break points (3/8). She had 8 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40), the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 7th (2-4 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 9th (4-4 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Angelique converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40) and the 4th game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 81 points. Azarenka conquered the set after winning 9 points more than Angelique (45-36). Victoria conceded 15 points on serve (21-15). on the other side of the court, the German conceded 24 points on serve (21-24).

Azarenka had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Barty in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for the Belarussian to win the set because the German succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) game. Azarenka kept her cool to break Kerber in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

The German lost the 1st game (1-0) when she was serving and leading 40-0.

The Belarussian converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (2-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (4-2 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, Kerber converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd game (0-3 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 52 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Angelique (30-22). Azarenka lost 10 points on serve (15-10). In addition, on the other side, Angelique conceded 15 points on serve (12-15).

 

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