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Samantha Stosur v Serena Williams: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on titles. Stosur’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2011: Stosur 68 matches, Williams 25 matches.
Williams has 2 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Stosur’s 1 title (one every 100 matches).
Williams averages 8 aces a match to Stosur’s 2.8 — 2.9 times as many.
Williams averages a sets lost every 2.1 matches to Stosur’s 0.9.
Williams ranks 2nd of 33 in WTA Tour 2011 for titles per match.
Stosur ranks 6th of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for first-serve points won %.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 88%, Stosur’s team won 66% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Stosur has 68 matches, Williams 25 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.01 total · best 1#31 of 33Titlesper game0.12 total · best 1★ #2 of 33
0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game–
64.0#32 of 85First serve in %58.9#57 of 85
69.4#6 of 85First-serve points won %76.8★ #1 of 85
63.0★ #3 of 85Break points saved %67.5★ #1 of 85
41.6#77 of 85Return points won %
Head to head
311 matches since 20088
Hard · 9 matchesStosur 2Williams 7
Clay · 2 matchesStosur 1Williams 1
Grand Slams · 3 matchesStosur 2Williams 1
Finals · 2 matchesStosur 1Williams 1
Last meetings
11 Aug 2014 · Cincinnati · Round of 32 · HardWilliams won 7-6(7) 7-6(7)
4 Aug 2014 · Montreal · Round of 32 · HardWilliams won 6-0 6-2