Serena Williams vs Arantxa Sanchez VicarioMontreal Semi-final

Montreal · WTA · Semi-final
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2000
hard
54 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
6-2 6-4
Sanchez Vicario A.
Williams S.
662
Sanchez Vicario A.
24

Serena Williams defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 6-2 6-4 in the Montreal semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Arantxa Sanchez Vicario came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, but Serena Williams had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Serena Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-09-27Grand Slam CupQFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-1
1999-08-09Manhattan BeachQFhardSerena Williams6-2 6-3
1999-05-10BerlinQFgrassArantxa Sanchez Vicario6-3 3-2 RET
1998-06-15EastbourneQFgrassArantxa Sanchez Vicario4-6 6-4 6-4
1998-05-25Roland GarrosR16clayArantxa Sanchez Vicario4-6 7-5 6-3
1998-01-11SydneySFhardArantxa Sanchez Vicario6-2 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·
59%
1st serve points won·
75%
2nd serve points won·
49%
Service points won·
64%
Return points won·
46%
Break points saved·
61%
Aces / match·
7.7
Double faults / match·
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Semi-finals
Hingis M.
Martinez C.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Sanchez Vicario A.
6-26-4