Serena Williams vs Jie Zheng — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2009
hard
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Williams S.
6-4 6-2
Zheng J.
Williams S.
662
Zheng J.
42–

Serena Williams defeated Jie Zheng 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

Head to head

5–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-06-25WimbledonR32grassSerena Williams6-7(5) 6-2 9-7
2011-08-08TorontoR16hardSerena Williams4-6 6-3 6-3
2009-03-23MiamiR16hardSerena Williams7-5 5-7 6-3
2008-06-23WimbledonSFgrassSerena Williams6-2 7-6(5)
2004-06-21WimbledonR128grassSerena Williams6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Zheng J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
71%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
58%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
0.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Zheng J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
56
Break points saved·Dominant
94
55
Break points won·Clear edge
96
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
73

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