Elena Dementieva vs Serena Williams — Olympics Quarter-final
Olympics · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2008
hard
Dementieva E.3-6 6-4 6-3
Williams S.
Dementieva E.
3662
Williams S.
6431
Elena Dementieva defeated Serena Williams 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the Olympics quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–4. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Dementieva dropped the opening set before beating Serena Williams 3–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
4–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-11 | Sydney | F | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2009-10-26 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2009-08-17 | Toronto | SF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 7-6(2) 6-1 |
| 2009-06-22 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Serena Williams | 6-7(4) 7-5 8-6 |
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2009-01-12 | Sydney | SF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2007-10-08 | Moscow | F | hard | Elena Dementieva | 5-7 6-1 6-1 |
| 2004-11-10 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Serena Williams | 7-6(3) 7-5 |
| 2004-07-19 | Los Angeles | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 7-6(2) |
| 2004-03-24 | Miami | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.6
7.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (177 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
80
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
94
Break points won·Even
92
96
Deciding sets·Slight edge
87
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
68
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Draw
Bronze
Zvonareva V.
Li N.
6-07-5
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Williams S.
3-66-46-3
Zvonareva V.
Bammer S.
6-33-66-3
Li N.
Williams V.
7-57-5
Safina D.
Jankovic J.
6-25-76-3
R16
Bammer S.
Safarova L.
7-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Schiavone F.
7-646-4
Williams S.
Cornet A.
3-66-36-4
Li N.
Kanepi K.
4-66-26-0
Williams V.
Azarenka V.
6-36-2
Dementieva E.
Wozniacki C.
7-636-2
Jankovic J.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-1
Safina D.
Zheng J.
6-46-3
R32
Safina D.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-636-1
Dementieva E.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Benesova I.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-2
Bammer S.
Schnyder P.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Peer S.
6-37-64
Kanepi K.
Razzano V.
6-47-5
Li N.
Morita A.
6-27-5
Zheng J.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-776-16-4
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
7-56-1
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
Schiavone F.
Radwanska A.
6-37-66
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-26-0
Safarova L.
Koryttseva M.
2-66-17-5
Cornet A.
Peng S.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-3
R64
Benesova I.
Mirza S.
6-12-1
Bondarenko A.
Sequera M.
3-60-1
Dellacqua C.
Dulko G.
6-36-4
Kanepi K.
Pennetta F.
6-27-66
Jankovic J.
Black C.
6-36-3
Pironkova T.
Domachowska M.
6-36-4
Koryttseva M.
Obziler T.
5-77-56-4
Safarova L.
Ani M.
6-46-2
Bammer S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-24-66-4
Schnyder P.
Craybas J.
6-36-2
Zvonareva V.
Yan Z.
6-26-0
Peer S.
Cirstea S.
6-35-76-0
Schiavone F.
Amanmuradova A.
6-46-2
Radwanska A.
Chan Y.
6-17-66
Williams S.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Errani S.
6-36-2
Peng S.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-57-62
Cornet A.
Vaidisova N.
4-66-16-4
Hantuchova D.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-5
Wozniacki C.
Sfar S.
6-46-1
Arvidsson S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-1
Dementieva E.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-4
Williams V.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Perebiynis T.
6-45-76-4
Razzano V.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-3
Morita A.
Erakovic M.
5-77-676-4
Li N.
Kuznetsova S.
7-656-4
Safina D.
Santangelo M.
6-37-61
Martinez Sanchez M.
Molik A.
6-16-1
Llagostera Vives N.
Koukalova K.
2-66-37-5
Zheng J.
Szavay A.
4-66-37-5
Cibulkova D.
Parmentier P.
6-17-5