Safarova v Williams
WTA Tour 2018
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Serena Williams takes it, 11–2 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 2018: Safarova 21 matches, Williams 24 matches.
- Williams averages 7.1 aces a match to Safarova’s 3.7 (91% more).
- Williams averages a sets lost every 1.6 matches to Safarova’s 1.1.
- Williams averages 8.5 games lost a match to Safarova’s 11.9.
- Williams ranks 1st of 95 in WTA Tour 2018 for first-serve points won %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 75%, Safarova’s team won 48% 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.
- 64.0#30 of 95First serve in %59.4#66 of 95
- 67.1#18 of 95First-serve points won %74.4★ #1 of 95
- 55.9#47 of 95Break points saved %56.1#46 of 95
- 40.0#87 of 95Return points won %43.5#51 of 95
- 3.778 total · best 9#24 of 95Acesper game7.1170 total · best 18★ #3 of 95
- 12.1
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
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2018.
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