Serena Williams vs Elena Likhovtseva — Miami Round of 16

Miami · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 23 March 2005
hard
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
Williams S.
6-4 1-6 6-4
Likhovtseva E.
Williams S.
6162
Likhovtseva E.
4641

Serena Williams defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the Miami round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-03-24MiamiR32hardSerena Williams6-1 4-6 6-3
2000-01-17Australian OpenR16hardElena Likhovtseva6-3 6-3
1999-08-09Manhattan BeachR32hardSerena Williams4-6 6-3 6-1
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.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
75%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
1.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 71). 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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CDrizzle
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Sharapova M.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Mauresmo A.
6-16-0
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Mauresmo A.
Ivanovic A.
6-16-4
Clijsters K.
Dementieva E.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Williams S.
6-17-68
Sharapova M.
Henin J.
6-16-766-2
R16
Ivanovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-33-67-5
Mauresmo A.
Sprem K.
6-17-5
Sharapova M.
Asagoe S.
6-16-2
Henin J.
Molik A.
6-42-66-2
Williams S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-41-66-4
Williams V.
Castano C.
6-42-66-1
Clijsters K.
Myskina A.
6-36-4
Dementieva E.
Golovin T.
3-66-26-1
R32
Williams S.
Peer S.
6-36-3
Molik A.
Dulko G.
3-66-36-4
Sharapova M.
Irvin M.
6-26-0
Dementieva E.
Maleeva M.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Randriantefy D.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.
Vaidisova N.
6-27-64
Castano C.
Schnyder P.
6-32-66-1
Williams V.
Zuluaga F.
6-26-0
Sprem K.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Smashnova A.
6-26-1
Likhovtseva E.
Sugiyama A.
6-43-66-3
Henin J.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-36-2
Myskina A.
Pennetta F.
6-46-0
Clijsters K.
Dechy N.
6-06-2
Golovin T.
Bovina E.
6-37-64
Asagoe S.
Schiavone F.
6-06-3
R64
Myskina A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-26-1
Irvin M.
Safina D.
7-640-66-4
Asagoe S.
Jidkova A.
6-756-47-64
Williams V.
Groenefeld A.
6-26-0
Cohen Aloro S.
Hantuchova D.
7-636-2
Kuznetsova S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Peschke K.
6-46-1
Clijsters K.
Frazier A.
6-26-3
Dechy N.
Raymond L.
6-26-4
Golovin T.
Haynes A.
6-06-786-3
Bovina E.
Perebiynis T.
6-36-2
Dulko G.
Brandi K.
4-66-06-3
Sugiyama A.
Craybas J.
7-56-4
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
6-47-5
Molik A.
Pratt N.
6-26-3
Maleeva M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-43-67-5
Dementieva E.
Linetskaya E.
6-32-66-4
Sprem K.
Parra Santonja A.
6-31-66-4
Henin J.
Spears A.
6-46-3
Llagostera Vives N.
Zvonareva V.
3-66-36-1
Zuluaga F.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-1
Castano C.
Suarez P.
7-56-3
Pennetta F.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-36-3
Likhovtseva E.
Chladkova D.
7-646-2
Schiavone F.
Shaughnessy M.
7-654-67-62
Randriantefy D.
Koukalova K.
6-26-1
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
2-66-47-5
Williams S.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
Vaidisova N.
Jankovic J.
6-27-66
Smashnova A.
Morigami A.
7-56-4
Mauresmo A.
Kirilenko M.
4-66-46-1
Sharapova M.
Daniilidou E.
6-06-4
R128
Ruano Pascual V.
Kutuzova V.
6-37-5
Daniilidou E.
Garbin T.
6-34-66-1
Haynes A.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-37-65
Perebiynis T.
Marrero M.
6-32-66-3
Raymond L.
Washington M.
6-46-2
Clijsters K.
Kloesel S.
6-06-1
Linetskaya E.
Sucha M.
6-16-4
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Mirza S.
6-27-5
Voskoboeva G.
Uberoi N.
6-46-2
Randriantefy D.
Peterson J.
6-46-3
Vaidisova N.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-1
Ivanovic A.
Granville L.
6-37-5
Cohen Aloro S.
Strycova B.
3-66-46-3
Jidkova A.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-2
Morigami A.
Kirkland J.
6-26-2
Llagostera Vives N.
Lee Waters L.
6-26-0
Spears A.
Stosur S.
7-654-66-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Schaul C.
6-36-1
Groenefeld A.
Schruff J.
6-46-2
Pratt N.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Weingartner M.
6-14-3
Dushevina V.
Loit E.
6-36-3
Chladkova D.
Benesova I.
6-44-66-2
Castano C.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-16-3
Irvin M.
Serna M.
6-37-5
Parra Santonja A.
Tatishvili A.
6-30-66-2
Kirilenko M.
Chakvetadze A.
7-56-3
Shaughnessy M.
Fedak Y.
6-36-0
Brandi K.
Jackson J.
6-36-2
Peschke K.
Karatantcheva S.
6-36-1
Craybas J.
Razzano V.
4-66-36-2
Peer S.
Domachowska M.
6-22-67-5