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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 2016: Errani 45 matches, Williams 44 matches.
Williams has 2 titles (one every 20 matches) to Errani’s 1 title (one every 50 matches).
Errani has the better first serve in %: 84.9 to Williams’s 60.4.
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 75.5 to Errani’s 53.2.
Errani ranks 1st of 96 in WTA Tour 2016 for first serve in %.
Williams ranks 1st of 96 in WTA Tour 2016 for first-serve points won %.
Williams ranks 5th of 38 in WTA Tour 2016 for titles per match.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 86%, Errani’s team won 47% of the matches they played.
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.
0.01 total · best 1#24 of 38Titlesper game0.12 total · best 1#5 of 38
–Grand Slam titlesper game0.01 total · best 1
84.9★ #1 of 96First serve in %60.4#62 of 96
53.2#96 of 96First-serve points won %75.5★ #1 of 96
51.4#80 of 96Break points saved %62.6★ #2 of 96
47.5#5 of 96Return 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 2016.
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47.3#6 of 96
0.13 total · best 1#96 of 96Acesper game7.7338 total · best 18#4 of 96
10.6475 total · best 18#67 of 96Games wonper game12.3543 total · best 18#6 of 96
50.2#16 of 96Break points converted %44.4#70 of 96
47.6#69 of 96Sets won %83.0★ #2 of 96
48.7#80 of 96Games won %63.1★ #2 of 96
0.01 total · best 1#50 of 64Finalsper game0.15 total · best 1★ #1 of 64
1.149 total · best 2#71 of 96Sets wonper game1.878 total · best 2★ #2 of 96
1.254 total · best 2#67 of 96Sets lostper game · lower is better0.416 total · best 2★ #2 of 96
11.1501 total · best 18#71 of 96Games lostper game · lower is better7.2318 total · best 18★ #2 of 96
0.314 total · best 2#16 of 96Tiebreaksper game0.210 total · best 1#45 of 96
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