Elena Dementieva vs Serena Williams — Sydney Semi-final
Sydney · WTA · Semi-final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009
hard
Dementieva E.6-3 6-1
Williams S.
Dementieva E.
662
Williams S.
31–
Elena Dementieva defeated Serena Williams 6-3 6-1 in the Sydney semi-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 just 4 games past Serena Williams.
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 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | QF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 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
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Even
49%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.7
7.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 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
88
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Quarter-finals
Sugiyama A.
Kuznetsova S.
W/O
Dementieva E.
Radwanska A.
6-25-76-4
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
6-756-37-63
Safina D.
Cornet A.
6-36-4
R16
Wozniacki C.
South M.
6-26-0
Williams S.
Errani S.
6-16-2
Dementieva E.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.
Hantuchova D.
6-37-5
Kuznetsova S.
Kanepi K.
6-22-67-63
Sugiyama A.
Medina Garrigues A.
2-66-16-2
Cornet A.
Kleybanova A.
7-656-1
Safina D.
Dushevina V.
6-36-0
R32
South M.
Bartoli M.
1-1
Errani S.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-2
Wozniacki C.
Cibulkova D.
6-16-2
Dementieva E.
Makarova K.
7-56-1
Gajdosova J.
Knapp K.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Koukalova K.
6-36-0
Radwanska A.
Bammer S.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-36-747-5
Kuznetsova S.
Peng S.
3-66-16-3
Kanepi K.
Kerber A.
6-17-5
Sugiyama A.
Craybas J.
6-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Yakimova A.
6-13-66-3
Cornet A.
Petrova N.
6-26-4
Dushevina V.
Starr E.
6-06-1
Safina D.
Cirstea S.
6-26-1
Kleybanova A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2