Serena Williams vs Ana Ivanovic — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2009
hard
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
6-4 6-4
Ivanovic A.
Williams S.
662
Ivanovic A.
44–

Serena Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-4 6-4 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–1. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 9–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Serena Williams edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

8–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-17CincinnatiQFhardSerena Williams3-6 6-4 6-2
2014-10-20WTA FinalsRRhardSerena Williams6-4 6-4
2014-08-11CincinnatiFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-1
2014-07-28StanfordQFhardSerena Williams2-6 6-3 7-5
2014-05-12RomeSFclaySerena Williams6-1 3-6 6-1
2014-01-13Australian OpenR16hardAna Ivanovic4-6 6-3 6-3
2012-08-27US OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-1 6-3
2011-08-29US OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-3 6-4
2006-08-28US OpenR32hardSerena Williams6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.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.Ivanovic A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Ivanovic A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
84
Break points won·Slight edge
96
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 31%

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Razzano V.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Razzano V.
Kanepi K.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Williams S.
6-12-67-63
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Dementieva E.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Zvonareva V.
7-677-5
Kanepi K.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Williams S.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
R16
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
5-2
Vesnina E.
Cibulkova D.
4-66-14-0
Razzano V.
Hantuchova D.
6-21-66-2
Kanepi K.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Dementieva E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.
Pin C.
6-27-65
R32
Pin C.
Radwanska U.
6-767-52-0
Vesnina E.
Kuznetsova S.
6-43-66-0
Williams V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-06-1
Cornet A.
Schruff J.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Bondarenko A.
6-27-5
Dementieva E.
Bammer S.
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Kleybanova A.
7-56-4
Zheng J.
Stosur S.
3-67-57-5
Williams S.
Errani S.
4-66-26-0
Razzano V.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Morita A.
7-616-2
Bartoli M.
Schiavone F.
7-653-66-3
Zvonareva V.
Dushevina V.
6-06-3
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Mirza S.
7-56-2
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
7-656-4
R64
Kleybanova A.
Lapushchenkova A.
3-66-36-2
Bammer S.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-4
Zheng J.
Rodionova A.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Chan Y.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Rybarikova M.
6-46-3
Bondarenko A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-3
Radwanska U.
Radwanska A.
6-46-3
Pin C.
Szavay A.
2-66-26-3
Razzano V.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-2
Hantuchova D.
Voegele S.
7-56-2
Morita A.
Chakvetadze A.
7-56-2
Bartoli M.
Sugiyama A.
6-04-67-66
Schiavone F.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-1
Dushevina V.
Yan Z.
2-66-46-3
Niculescu M.
Peng S.
3-67-56-2
Mirza S.
Makarova K.
7-56-2
Kanepi K.
Paszek T.
2-66-26-0
Cibulkova D.
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Pironkova T.
Kutuzova V.
6-26-3
Vesnina E.
Li N.
1-66-46-4
Schruff J.
Kvitova P.
6-32-66-4
Cornet A.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Klepac A.
6-36-1