Safarova v Williams
WTA Tour 2008
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Serena Williams takes it, 14–0 on categories
Williams wins on titles. WTA Tour 2008: Safarova 37 matches, Williams 52 matches.
- Williams has 4 titles (one every 12.5 matches) to Safarova’s 1 title (one every 33.3 matches).
- Williams averages 5.7 aces a match to Safarova’s 2.1 — 2.8 times as many.
- Williams has the better sets won %: 79.3 to Safarova’s 45.1.
- 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%, Safarova’s team won 46% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Williams has 52 matches, Safarova 37 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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#18 of 28Titlesper game0.14 total · best 1★ #2 of 28
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 60.8#51 of 80First serve in %61.3#44 of 80
- 66.1#21 of 80First-serve points won %72.4★ #2 of 80
- 53.5#50 of 80Break points saved %62.7#5 of 80
- 42.0#71 of 80Return points won %
Head to head
010 matches
since 200710
since 200710
- Hard · 7 matchesSafarova 0Williams 7
- Clay · 3 matchesSafarova 0Williams 3
- Grand Slams · 2 matchesSafarova 0Williams 2
- Finals · 2 matchesSafarova 0Williams 2
Last meetings
- 16 Jan 2017 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardWilliams won 6-3 6-4
- 25 May 2015 · Roland Garros · Final · ClayWilliams won 6-3 6-7(2) 6-2
- 29 Sept 2014 · Beijing · Round of 16 · HardWilliams won 6-1 1-6 6-2
- 4 Aug 2014 · Montreal · Round of 16 · HardWilliams won 7-5 6-4
- 1 Apr 2013 · Charleston · Quarterfinal · ClayWilliams won 6-4 6-1
- 2 Apr 2012 · Charleston · Final · ClayWilliams won 6-0 6-1
- 8 Aug 2011 · Toronto · Quarterfinal · HardWilliams won
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2008.
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