Serena Williams vs Jie Zheng — Miami Round of 16

Miami · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2009
hard
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Williams S.
7-5 5-7 6-3
Zheng J.
Williams S.
7562
Zheng J.
5731

Serena Williams defeated Jie Zheng 7-5 5-7 6-3 in the Miami round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–0, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in three sets, 7–5 5–7 6–3.

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
2009-02-16DubaiR16hardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
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
22°COvercast
Wind 24 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Williams S.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-32-67-5
Williams S.
Williams V.
6-43-66-3
Quarter-finals
Azarenka V.
Stosur S.
6-16-0
Kuznetsova S.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-756-1
Williams V.
Benesova I.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Li N.
4-67-616-2
R16
Azarenka V.
Szavay A.
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.
Dementieva E.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Kleybanova A.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Radwanska A.
4-66-16-4
Stosur S.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-4
Li N.
Makarova K.
6-736-26-2
Benesova I.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-46-1
Williams S.
Zheng J.
7-55-76-3
R32
Medina Garrigues A.
Cibulkova D.
7-641-65-5
Azarenka V.
Chakvetadze A.
6-16-4
Szavay A.
Ivanovic A.
6-44-66-1
Dementieva E.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Schnyder P.
6-46-4
Kleybanova A.
Yakimova A.
6-33-66-4
Makarova K.
Petrova N.
7-56-1
Zheng J.
Cornet A.
6-46-0
Williams S.
Peng S.
7-56-2
Benesova I.
Dulko G.
6-36-2
Li N.
Zvonareva V.
6-43-66-2
Kuznetsova S.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-4
Williams V.
Groenefeld A.
7-56-3
Radwanska A.
Kanepi K.
6-46-3
Stosur S.
Safina D.
6-16-4
Mauresmo A.
Pennetta F.
6-756-26-2
R64
Schnyder P.
Safarova L.
4-66-16-4
Safina D.
Johansson M.
6-16-3
Stosur S.
Bammer S.
6-16-1
Mauresmo A.
Rybarikova M.
6-31-66-2
Pennetta F.
Kirilenko M.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Glatch A.
6-26-3
Peng S.
Santangelo M.
7-56-3
Zheng J.
Goerges J.
6-46-2
Cornet A.
Strycova B.
6-47-64
Petrova N.
Krajicek M.
3-66-46-2
Ivanovic A.
Koryttseva M.
6-06-3
Szavay A.
Schiavone F.
2-66-46-2
Makarova K.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-4
Li N.
Wozniak A.
7-56-3
Zvonareva V.
Garbin T.
6-46-1
Dulko G.
Jankovic J.
6-47-65
Benesova I.
Lisicki S.
6-26-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-636-4
Cibulkova D.
Sprem K.
6-46-3
Radwanska A.
Tanasugarn T.
4-66-36-2
Kanepi K.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-66-47-5
Groenefeld A.
Errani S.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Peer S.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Paszek T.
2-67-56-1
Vaidisova N.
Bondarenko A.
6-16-0
Kleybanova A.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-4
Yakimova A.
Bartoli M.
6-46-3
Chakvetadze A.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-1
Wozniacki C.
Dokic J.
6-35-76-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Llagostera Vives N.
3-66-47-63
Dementieva E.
Pivovarova A.
6-03-66-3
R128
Stosur S.
Arvidsson S.
6-12-0
Yakimova A.
Govortsova O.
6-26-1
Dokic J.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-37-65
Safarova L.
Keothavong A.
6-47-5
Koryttseva M.
Cirstea S.
6-26-1
Schiavone F.
Pironkova T.
6-35-76-3
Hantuchova D.
Oudin M.
4-66-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Rezai A.
4-67-56-3
Kirilenko M.
Bondarenko K.
6-40-66-4
Rybarikova M.
Rus A.
3-66-37-5
Johansson M.
Mirza S.
1-67-627-68
Vaidisova N.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-46-2
Tanasugarn T.
Dechy N.
6-37-5
Martinez Sanchez M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-06-4
Groenefeld A.
Craybas J.
6-46-1
Peer S.
Hendler T.
6-17-65
Paszek T.
Niculescu M.
7-56-2
Llagostera Vives N.
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-3
Pivovarova A.
Mattek Sands B.
7-616-3
Glatch A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-46-1
Santangelo M.
Parmentier P.
6-17-5
Goerges J.
Razzano V.
6-44-67-64
Strycova B.
Knapp K.
7-626-3
Krajicek M.
Morita A.
1-66-47-63
Sprem K.
Erakovic M.
6-06-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Duque Marino M.
6-47-66
Lisicki S.
Kvitova P.
6-26-4
Dulko G.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-4
Garbin T.
Koukalova K.
6-36-4
Li N.
Radwanska U.
6-45-76-1
Makarova K.
Chan Y.
3-66-26-3
Voskoboeva G.
Dushevina V.
6-46-4