Serena Williams vs Lucie Safarova — Miami Round of 32

Miami · WTA · Round of 32
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2007
hard
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLWL
Williams S.
6-3 6-4
Safarova L.
Williams S.
662
Safarova L.
34–

Serena Williams defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 6-4 in the Miami round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 9–0. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 10–0.

Key context

Head to head

9–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-16Australian OpenR64hardSerena Williams6-3 6-4
2015-05-25Roland GarrosFclaySerena Williams6-3 6-7(2) 6-2
2014-09-29BeijingR16hardSerena Williams6-1 1-6 6-2
2014-08-04MontrealR16hardSerena Williams7-5 6-4
2013-04-01CharlestonQFclaySerena Williams6-4 6-1
2012-04-02CharlestonFclaySerena Williams6-0 6-1
2011-08-08TorontoQFhardSerena Williams4-6 6-3 6-2
2009-08-17TorontoQFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-2
2007-01-08HobartR16hardSerena Williams6-3 3-6 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving79% hold

wins 63% 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.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.7
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
89
Break points won·Dominant
96
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
50

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Henin J.
0-67-56-3
Semi-finals
Henin J.
Chakvetadze A.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Peer S.
7-646-1
Quarter-finals
Henin J.
Petrova N.
7-647-64
Chakvetadze A.
Li N.
4-67-56-2
Williams S.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-4
Peer S.
Garbin T.
6-06-3
R16
Vaidisova N.
Dushevina V.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-1
Henin J.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Li N.
Clijsters K.
4-66-46-2
Garbin T.
Radwanska A.
6-46-2
Chakvetadze A.
Santangelo M.
6-17-5
Petrova N.
Safina D.
3-66-26-4
Peer S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-66-3
R32
Garbin T.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-36-2
Petrova N.
Bychkova E.
6-16-1
Henin J.
Razzano V.
6-22-67-65
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Chakvetadze A.
Golovin T.
6-16-3
Santangelo M.
Jankovic J.
2-67-636-4
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
2-66-27-5
Williams S.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Clijsters K.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Safina D.
Sugiyama A.
6-43-66-1
Dushevina V.
Kanepi K.
6-16-1
Vaidisova N.
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Hingis M.
4-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-2
Peer S.
Vakulenko J.
7-657-5
Li N.
Srebotnik K.
6-06-1
R64
Srebotnik K.
Jidkova A.
6-46-3
Sugiyama A.
Yakimova A.
6-46-0
Vakulenko J.
Schiavone F.
3-67-606-4
Safarova L.
Loit E.
6-07-5
Clijsters K.
Morigami A.
4-66-06-0
Jankovic J.
Peng S.
6-26-4
Golovin T.
Poutchek T.
6-17-68
Hantuchova D.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-56-0
Dushevina V.
Bartoli M.
7-652-66-4
Peer S.
Castano C.
6-26-1
Williams S.
Rodionova A.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Zheng J.
6-36-4
Stosur S.
Puchkova O.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Bardina V.
6-16-0
Razzano V.
Muller M.
6-47-62
Safina D.
Granville L.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Schnyder P.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
Dechy N.
6-43-67-62
Hingis M.
Benesova I.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-47-5
Shvedova Y.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Tu M.
6-46-2
Li N.
Paszek T.
6-26-0
Bychkova E.
Beltrame S.
6-47-5
Garbin T.
Harkleroad A.
6-36-2
Sharapova M.
Chan Y.
6-36-2
Santangelo M.
Craybas J.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Krajicek M.
4-67-56-2
Kuznetsova S.
Bondarenko K.
7-646-756-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-37-5
Henin J.
King V.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-3
R128
Castano C.
Gajdosova J.
6-37-5
Poutchek T.
Tulyaganova I.
0-66-30-0
Vakulenko J.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-3
Chan Y.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-26-3
Bychkova E.
Rezai A.
6-16-4
Yakimova A.
Camerin M.
7-55-76-2
Granville L.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-60
Azarenka V.
Tanasugarn T.
6-06-4
Bondarenko K.
Nakamura A.
6-20-66-1
Kostanic Tosic J.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Dechy N.
Pin C.
6-16-3
Williams V.
Fedak Y.
7-56-2
Krajicek M.
Tatishvili A.
6-37-62
Shvedova Y.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
Harkleroad A.
Albanese L.
6-46-2
Dushevina V.
Pratt N.
6-33-66-3
Radwanska A.
Perry S.
6-26-1
Benesova I.
Dulko G.
6-36-3
Peng S.
Vesnina E.
6-06-0
Kanepi K.
Pironkova T.
6-46-4
King V.
Sun T.
7-647-5
Rodionova A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-56-4
Razzano V.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Tu M.
Oprandi R.
6-36-2
Loit E.
Bammer S.
2-66-36-1
Craybas J.
Vinci R.
6-32-66-0
Bardina V.
Ancic S.
6-36-2
Paszek T.
Molik A.
6-36-4
Jidkova A.
Martic P.
4-66-47-65
Larcher De Brito M.
Shaughnessy M.
3-66-27-63
Puchkova O.
Arvidsson S.
2-66-36-2
Morigami A.
Wozniak A.
6-17-5