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Victoria Azarenka v Serena Williams: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on grand slam titles. Azarenka’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2012: Azarenka 79 matches, Williams 62 matches.
Williams has 2 grand slam titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Azarenka’s 1 grand slam title (one every 100 matches).
Williams has 7 titles (one every 9.1 matches) to Azarenka’s 6 titles (one every 12.5 matches).
Williams averages 7.5 aces a match to Azarenka’s 1.6 — 4.8 times as many.
Williams ranks 1st of 84 in WTA Tour 2012 for first-serve points won %.
Azarenka ranks 2nd of 29 in WTA Tour 2012 for titles per match.
Azarenka ranks 6th of 84 in WTA Tour 2012 for first serve in %.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 94%, Azarenka’s team won 87% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.16 total · best 1★ #2 of 29Titlesper game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 29
0.01 total · best 1Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
68.2#6 of 84First serve in %60.2#56 of 84
67.5#12 of 84First-serve points won %78.5★ #1 of 84
60.9#6 of 84Break points saved %68.7★ #1 of 84
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Head to head
523 matches since 200818
Hard · 15 matchesAzarenka 5Williams 10
Grass · 4 matchesAzarenka 0Williams 4
Clay · 4 matchesAzarenka 0Williams 4
Grand Slams · 11 matchesAzarenka 1Williams 10
Finals · 9 matchesAzarenka 4Williams 5
Last meetings
31 Aug 2020 · US Open · Semifinal · HardAzarenka won 1-6 6-3 6-3
4 Mar 2019 · Indian Wells · Round of 64 · HardWilliams won 7-5 6-3
7 Mar 2016 · Indian Wells · Final · HardAzarenka won 6-4 6-4
29 June 2015 · Wimbledon · Quarterfinal · GrassWilliams won 3-6 6-2 6-3
25 May 2015 · Roland Garros · Round of 32 · ClayWilliams won 3-6 6-4 6-2
4 May 2015 · Madrid · Round of 16 · Clay
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2012.
Azarenka1––––1––––
Williams––––1––––1
★ #2 of 84
Return points won %
48.3#6 of 84
1.6123 total · best 7#58 of 84Acesper game7.5464 total · best 24★ #1 of 84
12.1952 total · best 19#9 of 89Games wonper game12.2753 total · best 21#5 of 89
53.4★ #3 of 84Break points converted %49.7#18 of 84
81.7★ #2 of 89Sets won %88.3★ #1 of 89
63.6★ #2 of 89Games won %67.7★ #1 of 89
0.19 total · best 1★ #2 of 51Finalsper game0.17 total · best 1★ #3 of 51
1.8138 total · best 2★ #2 of 89Sets wonper game1.8113 total · best 2★ #1 of 89
0.431 total · best 2★ #2 of 89Sets lostper game · lower is better0.215 total · best 2★ #1 of 89
6.9545 total · best 17★ #2 of 89Games lostper game · lower is better5.8359 total · best 17★ #1 of 89
0.216 total · best 2#51 of 89Tiebreaksper game0.15 total · best 1#89 of 89
Williams won 7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(1)
30 Dec 2013 · Brisbane · Final · HardWilliams won 6-4 7-5
26 Aug 2013 · US Open · Final · HardWilliams won 7-5 6-7(6) 6-1
12 Aug 2013 · Cincinnati · Final · HardAzarenka won 2-6 6-2 7-6(6)
13 May 2013 · Rome · Final · ClayWilliams won 6-1 6-3