Serena Williams vs Elena Likhovtseva — Manhattan Beach Round of 32

Manhattan Beach · WTA · Round of 32
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 August 1999
hard
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
Williams S.
4-6 6-3 6-1
Likhovtseva E.
Williams S.
4662
Likhovtseva E.
6311

Serena Williams defeated Elena Likhovtseva 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the Manhattan Beach round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-03-23MiamiR16hardSerena Williams6-4 1-6 6-4
2004-03-24MiamiR32hardSerena Williams6-1 4-6 6-3
2000-01-17Australian OpenR16hardElena Likhovtseva6-3 6-3
1997-11-03ChicagoR32carpetSerena Williams6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Williams S.Likhovtseva E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
75%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Likhovtseva E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
48
Break points saved·Dominant
94
67
Break points won·Dominant
96
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
63
Tiebreaks·
95
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Halard Decugis J.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Hingis M.
6-37-5
Halard Decugis J.
Davenport L.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Martinez C.
6-76-36-2
Hingis M.
Schett B.
6-76-36-3
Williams S.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-26-3
Halard Decugis J.
Pierce M.
7-56-2
R16
Schett B.
Zvereva N.
2-64-2
Sanchez Vicario A.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-36-1
Hingis M.
Raymond L.
6-14-66-3
Martinez C.
Morariu C.
7-56-2
Davenport L.
Huber A.
6-26-2
Pierce M.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-5
Halard Decugis J.
Frazier A.
7-67-5
Williams S.
Schnyder P.
6-36-1
R32
Huber A.
Stevenson A.
6-46-4
Raymond L.
Lucic M.
6-36-1
Zvereva N.
Spirlea I.
6-46-77-5
Schett B.
Gorrochategui I.
6-36-2
Dragomir Ilie R.
Kremer A.
2-67-66-2
Schnyder P.
Serna M.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Likhovtseva E.
4-66-36-1
Frazier A.
Tauziat N.
3-67-56-2
Halard Decugis J.
Majoli I.
6-16-4
Sugiyama A.
Dechy N.
6-26-3
Morariu C.
Testud S.
6-16-3
Martinez C.
Plischke S.
6-36-3