Williams v Azarenka
WTA Tour 2017
Lineball analyst11–1
Serena Williams takes it, 11–1 on categories
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. Azarenka’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2017: Williams 9 matches, Azarenka 6 matches.
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 79 to Azarenka’s 66.
- Williams averages 7.9 aces a match to Azarenka’s 3 — 2.6 times as many.
- Williams has the better sets won %: 89.5 to Azarenka’s 53.3.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 89%, Azarenka’s team won 67% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Williams has 9 matches, Azarenka 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Williams (9 matches), Azarenka (6 matches) — treat the averages with care.
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.
- 0.11 total · best 1Titlesper game–
- 0.11 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
- 56.2First serve in %65.1
- 79.0First-serve points won %66.0
- 61.9Break points saved %45.7
- 45.5Return points won %44.3
- 7.971 total · best 15Acesper game
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 2017.
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