Safarova v Williams
WTA Tour 2014
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Serena Williams takes it, 9–3 on categories
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. Safarova’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2014: Safarova 62 matches, Williams 60 matches.
- Williams averages 7.2 aces a match to Safarova’s 4.3 (68% more).
- Williams averages a sets lost every 2.9 matches to Safarova’s 1.0.
- Williams averages 7.0 games lost a match to Safarova’s 11.
- Williams ranks 1st of 37 in WTA Tour 2014 for titles per match.
- Safarova ranks 6th of 88 in WTA Tour 2014 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 87%, Safarova’s team won 63% 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 game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 37
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
- 63.0#35 of 88First serve in %59.0#66 of 88
- 69.5#6 of 88First-serve points won %75.4★ #1 of 88
- 64.2★ #1 of 88Break points saved %62.4★ #2 of 88
- 41.4#78 of 88Return points won %47.9#8 of 88
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 2014.
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