Li v Williams
WTA Tour 2009
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Serena Williams takes it, 10–3 on categories
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. Li’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2009: Li 51 matches, Williams 62 matches.
- Williams averages 5.7 aces a match to Li’s 1.9 — 3 times as many.
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 74 to Li’s 64.5.
- Williams averages a sets lost every 1.8 matches to Li’s 0.8.
- Williams ranks 1st of 71 in WTA Tour 2009 for first-serve points won %.
- Williams ranks 2nd of 29 in WTA Tour 2009 for titles per match.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 81%, Li’s team won 69% 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.
- –Titlesper game0.13 total · best 1★ #2 of 29
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
- 63.7#23 of 71First serve in %60.3#45 of 71
- 64.5#24 of 71First-serve points won %74.0★ #1 of 71
- 53.5#44 of 71Break points saved %59.3#6 of 71
- 46.5#14 of 71Return points won %45.3#29 of 71
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 2009.
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