Safarova v Williams
WTA Tour 2009
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Serena Williams takes it, 12–1 on categories
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. WTA Tour 2009: Safarova 57 matches, Williams 62 matches.
- Williams averages 5.7 aces a match to Safarova’s 3.2 (81% more).
- Williams averages a sets lost every 1.8 matches to Safarova’s 0.9.
- Williams has the better sets won %: 74.6 to Safarova’s 60.5.
- Williams ranks 2nd of 29 in WTA Tour 2009 for titles per match.
- Safarova ranks 5th of 71 in WTA Tour 2009 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 81%, Safarova’s team won 60% 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
- 61.0#40 of 71First serve in %60.3#45 of 71
- 69.1#5 of 71First-serve points won %74.0★ #1 of 71
- 55.7#23 of 71Break points saved %59.3#6 of 71
- 41.8#69 of 71Return points won %45.3#29 of 71
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 2009.
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