Serena Williams vs Karolina Sprem — Paris Round of 16

Paris · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2009
carpet
CRO
Karolina Sprem
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
Williams S.
6-1 6-2
Sprem K.
Williams S.
662
Sprem K.
12–

Serena Williams defeated Karolina Sprem 6-1 6-2 in the Paris round of 16 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-04-05Amelia IslandR16claySerena Williams6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Sprem K.

Sprem K.serving73% hold

wins 60% 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.Sprem K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Sprem K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
31
Break points saved·Dominant
94
68
Break points won·Dominant
96
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
35
Tiebreaks·
95
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Mauresmo A.
Dementieva E.
7-672-66-4
Semi-finals
Dementieva E.
Williams S.
W/O
Mauresmo A.
Jankovic J.
6-20-66-1
Quarter-finals
Mauresmo A.
Radwanska A.
6-26-0
Williams S.
Loit E.
6-46-1
Dementieva E.
Dechy N.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.
Cornet A.
5-76-46-4
R16
Radwanska A.
Kleybanova A.
6-756-46-2
Loit E.
Kanepi K.
2-66-36-1
Jankovic J.
Li N.
6-03-66-2
Cornet A.
Hantuchova D.
1-66-46-2
Mauresmo A.
Niculescu M.
6-16-2
Dechy N.
Schnyder P.
3-66-46-3
Dementieva E.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-2
Williams S.
Sprem K.
6-16-2
R32
Dementieva E.
Rezai A.
6-46-3
Kanepi K.
Medina Garrigues A.
3-66-27-5
Williams S.
Benesova I.
6-16-4
Loit E.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-4
Sprem K.
Kvitova P.
6-36-1
Mauresmo A.
Errani S.
6-26-0
Li N.
Szavay A.
7-666-2
Schnyder P.
Bondarenko A.
6-47-63
Niculescu M.
Bacsinszky T.
6-46-3
Hantuchova D.
Makarova K.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Razzano V.
6-46-1
Kleybanova A.
Pironkova T.
6-27-63
Jankovic J.
Schiavone F.
7-57-62
Radwanska A.
Lyubtsova O.
6-16-1
Cornet A.
Sevastova A.
6-16-3
Dechy N.
Cirstea S.
6-21-66-2