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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 2018: Errani 18 matches, Williams 24 matches.
Errani has the better first serve in %: 79.8 to Williams’s 59.4.
Williams has the better first-serve points won %: 74.4 to Errani’s 55.8.
Williams has the better break points saved %: 56.1 to Errani’s 45.7.
Williams ranks 1st of 95 in WTA Tour 2018 for first-serve points won %.
Winners’ edge: Williams’s team won 75%, Errani’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
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Tale of the tape
Per game, with league rank among regular players.
79.8First serve in %59.4#66 of 95
55.8First-serve points won %74.4★ #1 of 95
45.7Break points saved %56.1#46 of 95
47.6Return points won %43.5#51 of 95
0.11 total · best 1Acesper game7.1170 total · best 18★ #3 of 95
10.9196 total · best 16Games wonper game11.3270 total · best 16
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
First serve in %, oldest to newest in 2018.
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#36 of 95
50.3Break points converted %48.8#9 of 95
48.8Sets won %71.2★ #2 of 95
49.1Games won %57.1#4 of 95
–Finalsper game0.12 total · best 1★ #2 of 58
1.221 total · best 2Sets wonper game1.537 total · best 2★ #3 of 95
1.222 total · best 2Sets lostper game · lower is better0.615 total · best 2★ #1 of 95
11.3203 total · best 18Games lostper game · lower is better8.5203 total · best 14★ #2 of 95
0.24 total · best 1Tiebreaksper game0.13 total · best 1#91 of 95
3.563 total · best 17Double faultsper game · lower is better3.481 total · best 7#42 of 95
74.21,335 total · best 116Serve pointsper game61.91,486 total · best 93#93 of 95
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