Azarenka v Williams
WTA Tour 2017
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Serena Williams takes it, 11–1 on categories
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. Azarenka’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2017: Azarenka 6 matches, Williams 9 matches.
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 79 to Azarenka’s 66.
- Williams averages 7.9 aces a match to Azarenka’s 3 — 2.6 times as many.
- Williams has the better sets won %: 89.5 to Azarenka’s 53.3.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 89%, Azarenka’s team won 67% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Williams has 9 matches, Azarenka 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: Azarenka (6 matches), 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
- 65.1First serve in %56.2
- 66.0First-serve points won %79.0
- 45.7Break points saved %61.9
- 44.3Return points won %45.5
- 318 total · best 8Acesper game
Head to head
523 matches
since 200818
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 2017.
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