Patty Schnyder vs Serena Williams — Rome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
SUI
Patty Schnyder
47 yrs · 168 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2009
clay
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Schnyder P.
6-2 2-6 6-1
Williams S.
Schnyder P.
6262
Williams S.
2611

Patty Schnyder defeated Serena Williams 6-2 2-6 6-1 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Patty Schnyder narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Patty Schnyder closed it out in three sets, 6–2 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

3–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-07-14StanfordQFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-1
2008-03-03BangaloreFhardSerena Williams7-5 6-3
2007-10-15ZurichR32hardPatty Schnyder6-0 3-0 RET
2007-05-14RomeQFclayPatty Schnyder6-3 2-6 7-6(5)
2004-08-30US OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2002-04-15CharlestonQFclayPatty Schnyder2-6 6-4 7-5
2000-08-14MontrealR32hardSerena Williams6-1 6-2
2000-02-14HanoverQFcarpetSerena Williams6-1 6-4
2000-02-07ParisR16carpetSerena Williams6-2 6-2
1999-08-09Manhattan BeachR16hardSerena Williams6-3 6-1
1998-03-19Key BiscayneR16hardSerena Williams6-0 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Schnyder P.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Schnyder P.

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
Schnyder P.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
61%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.1
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (122 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Schnyder P.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
58
95
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
94
Break points won·Dominant
67
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
95

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Williams V.
6-736-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Azarenka V.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-66-36-0
Williams V.
Radwanska A.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Jankovic J.
6-17-63
Azarenka V.
Kanepi K.
7-656-3
R16
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko K.
6-11-0
Safina D.
Zheng J.
5-76-17-63
Martinez Sanchez M.
Petrova N.
6-46-756-4
Williams V.
Chakvetadze A.
6-06-786-4
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
6-13-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Pennetta F.
6-33-66-0
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-2
Kanepi K.
Schnyder P.
6-36-0
R32
Azarenka V.
Morita A.
6-00-0
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-756-1
Bondarenko K.
Cornet A.
6-46-1
Jankovic J.
Dulko G.
6-37-66
Wozniacki C.
Mattek Sands B.
6-17-5
Kanepi K.
Bammer S.
7-56-3
Schnyder P.
Williams S.
6-22-66-1
Safina D.
Razzano V.
7-616-1
Zheng J.
Vesnina E.
6-26-736-2
Martinez Sanchez M.
Bartoli M.
6-17-5
Petrova N.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-23-66-3
Williams V.
Safarova L.
6-24-66-2
Chakvetadze A.
Wozniak A.
5-77-626-3
Radwanska A.
Rezai A.
4-66-27-67
Ivanovic A.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
R64
Suarez Navarro C.
Keothavong A.
7-656-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Mauresmo A.
4-67-646-2
Shvedova Y.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Dushevina V.
6-46-1
Schiavone F.
Brianti A.
6-36-4
Rezai A.
Kleybanova A.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Bondarenko A.
6-06-1
Chakvetadze A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-3
Wozniak A.
Errani S.
6-13-66-4
Safarova L.
Koryttseva M.
7-656-2
Zheng J.
Dechy N.
6-17-64
Vesnina E.
Craybas J.
1-66-36-2
Razzano V.
Rybarikova M.
6-06-786-4
Kanepi K.
King V.
6-46-3
Bammer S.
Li N.
7-634-66-3
Schnyder P.
Duque Marino M.
7-616-3
Bartoli M.
Peng S.
6-07-63
Pennetta F.
Pironkova T.
6-726-46-1
Cornet A.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-5
Bondarenko K.
Vinci R.
6-37-64
Dulko G.
Knapp K.
6-26-3
Morita A.
Niculescu M.
6-16-3
Mattek Sands B.
Garbin T.
3-66-36-1
Wozniacki C.
Szavay A.
6-36-2