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Sara Errani v Serena Williams: stats compared | Lineball
Williams wins on titles. Errani’s case rests on first serve in %, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour 2012: Errani 77 matches, Williams 62 matches.
Williams has 7 titles (one every 9.1 matches) to Errani’s 4 titles (one every 20 matches).
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 78.5 to Errani’s 59.
Errani has the better first serve in %: 76.2 to Williams’s 60.2.
Errani ranks 1st of 84 in WTA Tour 2012 for first serve in %.
Williams ranks 1st of 84 in WTA Tour 2012 for first-serve points won %.
Errani ranks 5th of 29 in WTA Tour 2012 for titles per match.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 94%, Errani’s team won 71% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
0.14 total · best 1#5 of 29Titlesper game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 29
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.02 total · best 1
76.2★ #1 of 84First serve in %60.2#56 of 84
59.0#67 of 84First-serve points won %78.5★ #1 of 84
54.5#38 of 84Break points saved %68.7★ #1 of 84
50.5★ #1 of 84Return points won %
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 2012.
Errani––––––––––
Williams––––1––––1
48.3#6 of 84
0.323 total · best 4#84 of 84Acesper game7.5464 total · best 24★ #1 of 84
11.2861 total · best 18#30 of 89Games wonper game12.2753 total · best 21#5 of 89
54.3★ #1 of 84Break points converted %49.7#18 of 84
68.3#7 of 89Sets won %88.3★ #1 of 89
58.3#6 of 89Games won %67.7★ #1 of 89
0.15 total · best 1#5 of 51Finalsper game0.17 total · best 1★ #3 of 51
1.5114 total · best 2#11 of 89Sets wonper game1.8113 total · best 2★ #1 of 89
0.753 total · best 2#6 of 89Sets lostper game · lower is better0.215 total · best 2★ #1 of 89
8.0615 total · best 19#5 of 89Games lostper game · lower is better5.8359 total · best 17★ #1 of 89
0.110 total · best 1#78 of 89Tiebreaksper game0.15 total · best 1#89 of 89
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