Williams v Sharapova
WTA Tour 2019
Lineball analyst12–1
Serena Williams takes it, 12–1 on categories
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. Sharapova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2019: Williams 31 matches, Sharapova 15 matches.
- Williams averages 6.7 aces a match to Sharapova’s 3.2 — 2.1 times as many.
- Williams averages a sets lost every 1.9 matches to Sharapova’s 0.9.
- Williams averages 2.8 double faults a match to Sharapova’s 5.5.
- Williams ranks 1st of 89 in WTA Tour 2019 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 81%, Sharapova’s team won 53% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Williams has 31 matches, Sharapova 15 — 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.
- 59.4#64 of 89First serve in %63.1
- 75.2★ #1 of 89First-serve points won %64.8
- 56.2#39 of 89Break points saved %53.9
- 46.2#8 of 89Return points won %44.0
- 6.7206 total · best 19#5 of 89Acesper game3.248 total · best 7
- 11.6360 total · best 17#31 of 89Games wonper game
Head to head
2022 matches
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- Hard · 14 matchesWilliams 13Sharapova 1
- Grass · 4 matchesWilliams 3Sharapova 1
- Clay · 4 matchesWilliams 4Sharapova 0
- Grand Slams · 9 matchesWilliams 8Sharapova 1
- Finals · 9 matchesWilliams 7Sharapova 2
Last meetings
- 26 Aug 2019 · US Open · Round of 128 · HardWilliams won 6-1 6-1
- 18 Jan 2016 · Australian Open · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-4 6-1
- 29 June 2015 · Wimbledon · Semifinal · GrassWilliams won 6-2 6-4
- 19 Jan 2015 · Australian Open · Final · HardWilliams won 6-3 7-6(5)
- 17 Mar 2014 · Miami · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-4 6-3
- 30 Dec 2013 · Brisbane · Semifinal · Hard
Last 10 games
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2019.
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