Elena Dementieva vs Serena Williams | Elena Dementieva Wins 6-3 6-1

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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 4–2. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Match story: Elena Dementieva dropped just 4 games past Serena Williams.

How the match was decided

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Dementieva E. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

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Common opponents

18 shared · last 12 months

Dementieva E. and Williams S. faced 18 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Dementieva E. went 24–10 (71%) against them, Williams S. 20–5 (80%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 4 better-results split).

24–1071%Dementieva E. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents20–580%Williams S. · better vs 4

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

54–28Sets43–15

414–323Games317–220

4–3Tiebreaks4–2

8–6Deciding sets5–3

vs Zvonareva V.#294L3-6 7-6 3-6Charleston · clayW6-4 3-6 6-3Charleston · clay
vs Li N.#304W6-4 6-1US Open · hardL6-0 1-6 4-6Stuttgart · clay
vs Williams V.#599L4-6 6-4 3-6WTA Tour Championships · carpetL7-5 1-6 0-6WTA Tour Championships · carpet

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vs Jankovic J.L4-6 4-6US Open · hardW6-4 7-5US Open · hard
vs Bondarenko K.W6-1 6-2Berlin · grassW6-1 6-4US Open · hard
vs Schnyder P.W6-2 6-3US Open · hardW6-3 6-1Stanford · hard
vs Bondarenko A.W6-2 6-1Dubai · hardW6-2 6-0Rome · clay
vs Schiavone F.W5-7 7-5 6-2Dubai · hardW6-2 6-3Berlin · grass
vs Kuznetsova S.W4-6 6-3 6-2Dubai · hardW3-6 7-5 6-3Miami · hard
vs Dulko G.W7-6 7-5Wimbledon · grassW6-3 6-4Charleston · clay
vs Srebotnik K.L3-6 4-6Tokyo · hardL4-6 4-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Cornet A.W6-0 6-3Tokyo · hardW7-5 6-3Charleston · clay
vs Safina D.W6-2 6-4WTA Tour Championships · carpetW6-4 6-1WTA Tour Championships · carpet
vs Mauresmo A.W6-4 6-0Luxembourg · hardW7-6 6-1Wimbledon · grass
vs Vesnina E.W6-4 6-1Auckland · hardW6-1 6-1US Open · hard
vs Wozniacki C.W2-6 6-4 7-6Luxembourg · hardW6-7 6-3 7-6Sydney · hard
vs Volodko K.W6-1 6-2Berlin · grassW6-1 6-4US Open · hard
vs Radwanska A.Hard to compareW6-2 5-7 6-4Sydney · hardW6-4 6-0Wimbledon · grass

Head-to-head

7 meetings · Williams S. leads 4–3

Hard: Dementieva E. leads 3–2 · Carpet: Williams S. leads 1–0 · Grass: Williams S. leads 1–0

Dementieva E.January 2009SydneyThis matchHard6-3 6-1
Dementieva E.August 2008OlympicsHard3-6 6-4 6-3
Dementieva E.October 2007MoscowHard5-7 6-1 6-1
Williams S.November 2004WTA Tour ChampionshipsCarpet7-6 7-5
Williams S.July 2004Los AngelesHard6-3 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Dementieva E.Williams S.2 043ELO2 0221 925Hard ELO2 0655–5Last 103–727Age27180 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Elena Dementieva beat Serena Williams 6-3 6-1. Umpiry, "Elena Dementieva vs Serena Williams — Sydney Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2009-01-15/dementieva-vs-williams-sydney-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 15 January 2009).