Li v Williams
WTA Tour 2008
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Serena Williams takes it, 11–3 on categories
Williams wins on titles. Li’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2008: Li 44 matches, Williams 52 matches.
- Williams has 4 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Li’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
- Williams averages 5.7 aces a match to Li’s 1.6 — 3.6 times as many.
- Williams averages a sets lost every 2.2 matches to Li’s 1.0.
- Williams ranks 2nd of 28 in WTA Tour 2008 for titles per match.
- Williams ranks 2nd of 80 in WTA Tour 2008 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 85%, Li’s team won 66% 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.
- 0.01 total · best 1#23 of 28Titlesper game0.14 total · best 1★ #2 of 28
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 66.0#20 of 80First serve in %61.3#44 of 80
- 62.4#43 of 80First-serve points won %72.4★ #2 of 80
- 62.9#4 of 80Break points saved %62.7#5 of 80
- 46.4#19 of 80Return points won %
Head to head
112 matches
since 200611
since 200611
- Hard · 11 matchesLi 1Williams 10
- Grass · 1 matchLi 0Williams 1
- Grand Slams · 4 matchesLi 0Williams 4
- Finals · 2 matchesLi 0Williams 2
Last meetings
- 17 Mar 2014 · Miami · Final · HardWilliams won 7-5 6-1
- 21 Oct 2013 · WTA Championships · Final · HardWilliams won 2-6 6-3 6-0
- 26 Aug 2013 · US Open · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-0 6-3
- 12 Aug 2013 · Cincinnati · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 7-5 7-5
- 18 Mar 2013 · Miami · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won 6-3 7-6(5)
- 22 Oct 2012 · WTA Championships · Round robin · HardWilliams won 7-6(2) 6-3
- 21 June 2010 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassWilliams won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2008.
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