Serena Williams vs Vera ZvonarevaCharleston Final

Charleston · WTA · Final
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2008
clay
1693ELO
1614Clay ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Williams S.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Zvonareva V.
Williams S.
6362
Zvonareva V.
4631

Serena Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Charleston final on clay. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's round of 32. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

72
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-01-19Australian OpenR64hardSerena Williams7-5 6-0
2012-07-30OlympicsR16hardSerena Williams6-1 6-0
2011-06-13EastbourneR16grassVera Zvonareva3-6 7-6(5) 7-5
2010-06-21WimbledonFgrassSerena Williams6-3 6-2
2007-08-27US OpenR32hardSerena Williams6-4 7-6(4)
2006-07-17CincinnatiSFhardVera Zvonareva6-2 6-3
2004-09-20BeijingSFhardSerena Williams6-2 6-3
2004-07-19Los AngelesQFhardSerena Williams4-6 6-3 6-3
2002-05-27Roland GarrosR16claySerena Williams4-6 6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Zvonareva V.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
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
75%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
76
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
79
Break points won·Even
96
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CPartly cloudy
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Zvonareva V.
6-43-66-3