Williams v Azarenka
WTA Tour 2016
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Victoria Azarenka takes it, 10–4 on categories
Azarenka wins on titles. Williams’s case rests on first-serve points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2016: Williams 44 matches, Azarenka 29 matches.
- Azarenka has 3 titles (one every 10 matches) to Williams’ 2 titles (one every 20 matches).
- Williams averages 7.7 aces a match to Azarenka’s 2.4 — 3.2 times as many.
- Azarenka has the better first serve in %: 65.9 to Williams’s 60.4.
- Williams ranks 1st of 96 in WTA Tour 2016 for first-serve points won %.
- Williams ranks 5th of 38 in WTA Tour 2016 for titles per match.
- Longevity: Williams has 44 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.
- 0.12 total · best 1#5 of 38Titlesper game0.13 total · best 1★ #1 of 38
- 0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 60.4#62 of 96First serve in %65.9#21 of 96
- 75.5★ #1 of 96First-serve points won %71.6#5 of 96
- 62.6★ #2 of 96Break points saved %65.2★ #1 of 96
- 47.3#6 of 96Return points won %
Head to head
1823 matches
since 20085
since 20085
- Hard · 15 matchesWilliams 10Azarenka 5
- Grass · 4 matchesWilliams 4Azarenka 0
- Clay · 4 matchesWilliams 4Azarenka 0
- Grand Slams · 11 matchesWilliams 10Azarenka 1
- Finals · 9 matchesWilliams 5Azarenka 4
Last meetings
- 31 Aug 2020 · US Open · Semifinal · HardAzarenka won 1-6 6-3 6-3
- 4 Mar 2019 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardWilliams won 7-5 6-3
- 7 Mar 2016 · Indian Wells · Final · HardAzarenka won 6-4 6-4
- 29 June 2015 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassWilliams won 3-6 6-2 6-3
- 25 May 2015 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClayWilliams won 3-6 6-4 6-2
- 4 May 2015 · Madrid · Round of 16 · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2016.
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