Sharapova v Williams
WTA Tour 2018
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Serena Williams takes it, 11–2 on categories
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. Sharapova’s case rests on return points won %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2018: Sharapova 31 matches, Williams 24 matches.
- Williams averages 7.1 aces a match to Sharapova’s 4.6 (54% more).
- Williams averages 3.4 double faults a match to Sharapova’s 6.3.
- Williams averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Sharapova’s 0.9.
- Williams ranks 1st of 95 in WTA Tour 2018 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 75%, Sharapova’s team won 65% of the matches they played.
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.
- 59.3#68 of 95First serve in %59.4#66 of 95
- 66.4#22 of 95First-serve points won %74.4★ #1 of 95
- 52.8#79 of 95Break points saved %56.1#46 of 95
- 46.9#8 of 95Return points won %43.5#51 of 95
- 4.6143 total · best 17#14 of 95Acesper game7.1170 total · best 18★ #3 of 95
- 12.0
Head to head
222 matches
since 200420
since 200420
- Hard · 14 matchesSharapova 1Williams 13
- Grass · 4 matchesSharapova 1Williams 3
- Clay · 4 matchesSharapova 0Williams 4
- Grand Slams · 9 matchesSharapova 1Williams 8
- Finals · 9 matchesSharapova 2Williams 7
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 2018.
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