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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 2017: Stosur 41 matches, Williams 9 matches.
Williams has 1 title (one every 9.1 matches) to Stosur’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 79 to Stosur’s 66.6.
Williams averages 7.9 aces a match to Stosur’s 3.9 — 2 times as many.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 89%, Stosur’s team won 54% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Stosur has 41 matches, Williams 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
Small sample: Williams (9 matches) — treat the averages with care.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.01 total · best 1#22 of 40Titlesper game0.11 total · best 1
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.11 total · best 1
62.1#54 of 97First serve in %56.2
66.6#23 of 97First-serve points won %79.0
58.5#15 of 97Break points saved %61.9
42.8#68 of 97Return points won %45.5
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