Safarova v Williams
WTA Tour 2017
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Serena Williams takes it, 10–3 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 2017: Safarova 53 matches, Williams 9 matches.
- Williams averages a sets lost every 4.5 matches to Safarova’s 0.9.
- Williams has the better sets won %: 89.5 to Safarova’s 61.9.
- Williams averages 7.6 games lost a match to Safarova’s 10.5.
- Safarova ranks 7th of 97 in WTA Tour 2017 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 89%, Safarova’s team won 66% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Safarova has 53 matches, Williams 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Williams (9 matches) — treat the averages with care.
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 game0.11 total · best 1
- –Grand Slam titlesper game0.11 total · best 1
- 62.0#57 of 97First serve in %56.2
- 70.6#7 of 97First-serve points won %79.0
- 64.0★ #1 of 97Break points saved %61.9
- 42.3#75 of 97Return points won %45.5
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 2017.
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