Errani v Williams
WTA Tour 2017
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Serena Williams takes it, 9–3 on categories
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 2017: Errani 38 matches, Williams 9 matches.
- Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 79 to Errani’s 53.2.
- Errani has the better first serve in %: 79.5 to Williams’s 56.2.
- Williams averages 7.9 aces a match to Errani’s 0.1 — 60.7 times as many.
- Errani ranks 2nd of 97 in WTA Tour 2017 for first serve in %.
- Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 89%, Errani’s team won 53% of the matches they played.
- Longevity: Errani has 38 matches, Williams 9 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
- Small sample: 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
- 79.5★ #2 of 97First serve in %56.2
- 53.2#95 of 97First-serve points won %79.0
- 50.1#89 of 97Break points saved %61.9
- 49.4★ #1 of 97Return points won %45.5
Head to head
09 matches
since 20089
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 2017.
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