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Sara Errani v Serena Williams: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on first-serve points won %. Errani’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2011: Errani 58 matches, Williams 25 matches.
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 76.8 to Errani’s 56.9.
Errani has the better first serve in %: 76.5 to Williams’s 58.9.
Williams has the better break points saved %: 67.5 to Errani’s 52.6.
Errani ranks 1st of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for first serve in %.
Williams ranks 1st of 85 in WTA Tour 2011 for first-serve points won %.
Williams ranks 2nd of 33 in WTA Tour 2011 for titles per match.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 88%, Errani’s team won 52% of the matches they played.
Longevity: Errani has 58 matches, Williams 25 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
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 game0.12 total · best 1★ #2 of 33
76.5★ #1 of 85First serve in %58.9#57 of 85
56.9#77 of 85First-serve points won %76.8★ #1 of 85
52.6#50 of 85Break points saved %67.5★ #1 of 85
46.9#11 of 85Return points won %45.4#31 of 85
0.319 total · best 2#84 of 85Acesper game
Head to head
09 matches since 20089
Clay · 6 matchesErrani 0Williams 6
Hard · 3 matchesErrani 0Williams 3
Grand Slams · 3 matchesErrani 0Williams 3
Finals · 1 matchErrani 0Williams 1
Last meetings
25 May 2015 · Roland Garros · Quarterfinal · ClayWilliams won 6-1 6-3
18 Apr 2015 · Fed Cup WG PO: ITA vs USA · Round robin · ClayWilliams won 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3
12 May 2014 · Rome · Final · ClayWilliams won 6-3 6-0
27 May 2013 · Roland Garros · Semifinal · ClayWilliams won 6-0 6-1
6 May 2013 · Madrid · Semifinal · ClayWilliams won 7-5 6-2
27 Aug 2012 · US Open · Semifinal · HardWilliams won 6-1 6-2
16 Feb 2009 · Dubai · Round of 32 · HardWilliams won 4-6 6-2 6-0
Last 10 games
Titles, oldest to newest in 2011.
Errani––––––––––
Williams–1–––––––
8
200 total · best 14
★ #1 of 85
10.7621 total · best 21#47 of 89Games wonper game12.7318 total · best 17★ #1 of 89
45.5#56 of 85Break points converted %47.1#44 of 85
52.7#41 of 89Sets won %79.0★ #1 of 89
50.9#44 of 89Games won %63.2★ #1 of 89
0.01 total · best 1#51 of 54Finalsper game0.13 total · best 1★ #1 of 54
1.269 total · best 2#46 of 89Sets wonper game1.845 total · best 2★ #1 of 89
1.162 total · best 2#40 of 89Sets lostper game · lower is better0.512 total · best 2★ #2 of 89
10.3599 total · best 18#36 of 89Games lostper game · lower is better7.4185 total · best 17★ #2 of 89
0.213 total · best 2#48 of 89Tiebreaksper game0.25 total · best 1#61 of 89
1.799 total · best 8#9 of 85Double faultsper game · lower is better2.562 total · best 7#26 of 85
12 Jan 2009 · Sydney · Round of 16 · HardWilliams won 6-1 6-2
12 May 2008 · Rome · Round of 16 · ClayWilliams won 6-4 6-3