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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 2014: Errani 59 matches, Williams 60 matches.
Errani has the better first serve in %: 81.5 to Williams’s 59.
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 75.4 to Errani’s 56.4.
Williams averages 7.2 aces a match to Errani’s 0.1 — 60 times as many.
Williams ranks 1st of 37 in WTA Tour 2014 for titles per match.
Errani ranks 1st of 88 in WTA Tour 2014 for first serve in %.
Williams ranks 1st of 88 in WTA Tour 2014 for first-serve points won %.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 87%, Errani’s team won 59% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
–Titlesper game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 37
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
81.5★ #1 of 88First serve in %59.0#66 of 88
56.4#85 of 88First-serve points won %75.4★ #1 of 88
54.6#48 of 88Break points saved %62.4★ #2 of 88
48.1#6 of 88Return points won %47.9#8 of 88
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 2014.
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0.17 total · best 1#88 of 88Acesper game7.2432 total · best 19★ #2 of 88
11.1656 total · best 17#41 of 88Games wonper game12.1723 total · best 18#13 of 88
48.5#22 of 88Break points converted %50.2#12 of 88
57.4#25 of 88Sets won %83.6★ #1 of 88
52.2#33 of 88Games won %63.3★ #1 of 88
0.02 total · best 1#27 of 56Finalsper game0.17 total · best 1★ #1 of 56
1.378 total · best 2#27 of 88Sets wonper game1.8107 total · best 2★ #1 of 88
1.058 total · best 2#26 of 88Sets lostper game · lower is better0.421 total · best 2★ #1 of 88
10.2602 total · best 18#30 of 88Games lostper game · lower is better7.0419 total · best 18★ #1 of 88
0.317 total · best 2#21 of 88Tiebreaksper game0.18 total · best 2#82 of 88
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