Serena Williams vs Elena Dementieva — Wimbledon Semi-final

Wimbledon · WTA · Semi-final
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 June 2009
grass
RUS
Elena Dementieva
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
6-7 7-5 8-6
Dementieva E.
Williams S.
64782
Dementieva E.
77561

Serena Williams defeated Elena Dementieva 6-7 7-5 8-6 in the Wimbledon semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–5, defending last year's final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–5.

Key context

Head to head

6–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-01-11SydneyFhardElena Dementieva6-3 6-2
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetSerena Williams6-2 6-4
2009-08-17TorontoSFhardElena Dementieva7-6(2) 6-1
2009-01-19Australian OpenSFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-4
2009-01-12SydneySFhardElena Dementieva6-3 6-1
2008-08-11OlympicsQFhardElena Dementieva3-6 6-4 6-3
2007-10-08MoscowFhardElena Dementieva5-7 6-1 6-1
2004-11-10WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetSerena Williams7-6(3) 7-5
2004-07-19Los AngelesSFhardSerena Williams6-3 7-6(2)
2004-03-24MiamiFhardSerena Williams6-1 6-1
2003-06-23WimbledonR16grassSerena Williams6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Dementieva E.

Dementieva E.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Even serve battle

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.Dementieva E.
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
49%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Dementieva E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
86
Break points won·Even
96
92
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
68

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Williams V.
7-636-2
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Dementieva E.
6-747-58-6
Williams V.
Safina D.
6-16-0
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
6-26-3
Dementieva E.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Williams V.
Radwanska A.
6-16-2
Safina D.
Lisicki S.
6-756-46-1
R16
Williams V.
Ivanovic A.
6-10-1
Safina D.
Mauresmo A.
4-66-36-4
Lisicki S.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-4
Radwanska A.
Oudin M.
6-47-5
Schiavone F.
Razzano V.
6-27-61
Dementieva E.
Vesnina E.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.
Petrova N.
7-652-66-3
Williams S.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-1
R32
Razzano V.
Zvonareva V.
W/O
Azarenka V.
Cirstea S.[17]
7-626-3
Dementieva E.
Kulikova R.
6-16-2
Petrova N.
Dulko G.
3-66-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Lisicki S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-27-5
Wozniacki C.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Pennetta F.
7-56-3
Ivanovic A.
Stosur S.
7-56-2
Williams V.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-06-4
Safina D.
Flipkens K.
7-56-1
Radwanska A.
Li N.
6-47-5
Oudin M.
Jankovic J.
6-787-56-2
Schiavone F.
Bartoli M.
7-656-0
Vesnina E.
Cibulkova D.
7-54-66-4
R64
Schiavone F.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-627-64
Cirstea S.[17]
Mirza S.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.
Parmentier P.
6-16-3
Williams V.
Bondarenko K.
6-36-2
Radwanska A.
Peng S.
6-26-769-7
Ivanovic A.
Errani S.
7-56-1
Stosur S.
Maria T.
4-67-666-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Makarova K.
7-54-66-1
Oudin M.
Shvedova Y.
3-66-26-4
Jankovic J.
Benesova I.
6-26-4
Zvonareva V.
Johansson M.
6-16-3
Razzano V.
Craybas J.
6-36-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Garbin T.
7-656-3
Bartoli M.
Bacsinszky T.
7-56-1
Cibulkova D.
Radwanska U.
6-26-4
Vesnina E.
Dushevina V.
6-36-4
Kulikova R.
Kleybanova A.
0-66-46-1
Dementieva E.
Rezai A.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.
Olaru R.
6-06-0
Dulko G.
Sharapova M.
6-23-66-4
Petrova N.
Peer S.
6-36-2
Hantuchova D.
Zheng J.
6-37-5
Sugiyama A.
Parra Santonja A.
7-656-3
Vinci R.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-47-66
Williams S.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-1
Safina D.
De Los Rios R.
6-37-5
Flipkens K.
Baltacha E.
7-56-1
Li N.
Govortsova O.
6-46-2
Mauresmo A.
Kucova K.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
King V.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Kirilenko M.
6-06-4
R128
Safina D.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-3
Mayr Achleitner P.
Keothavong A.
7-56-2
Razzano V.
Paszek T.
6-03-1
Larcher De Brito M.
Koukalova K.
6-27-5
Azarenka V.
Beltrame S.
6-2
Zheng J.
Barrois K.
7-627-64
Craybas J.
Pironkova T.
6-47-5
Cirstea S.[17]
Gallovits Hall E.
7-56-1
Peer S.
Camerin M.
6-27-63
Benesova I.
Obrien K.
6-25-76-4
De Los Rios R.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-756-4
Baltacha E.
Bondarenko A.
3-66-36-4
Flipkens K.
Szavay A.
7-56-4
Mauresmo A.
Czink M.
6-14-66-2
Kucova K.
Nakamura A.
2-66-36-3
King V.
Koryttseva M.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Llagostera Vives N.
3-66-16-0
Wozniacki C.
Date Krumm K.
5-76-36-1
Kirilenko M.
Kvitova P.
6-46-4
Garbin T.
Brianti A.
6-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Domachowska M.
3-66-36-4
Lisicki S.
Chakvetadze A.
4-67-646-2
Parmentier P.
Amanmuradova A.
6-41-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Morigami A.
6-37-61
Williams V.
Voegele S.
6-36-2
Bondarenko K.
Sevastova A.
6-37-65
Johansson M.
South M.
7-57-65
Schiavone F.
Wozniak A.
4-66-46-4
Bacsinszky T.
Dolonc V.
6-14-68-6
Bartoli M.
Chan Y.
6-06-0
Cibulkova D.
Coin J.
6-43-66-3
Radwanska U.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-36-3
Vesnina E.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-1
Dushevina V.
Cornet A.
3-66-06-4
Kleybanova A.
Karatantcheva S.
6-27-5
Kulikova R.
Sprem K.
4-67-56-3
Rezai A.
Morita A.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-1
Olaru R.
Dechy N.
1-67-606-2
Mirza S.
Groenefeld A.
6-22-66-2
Sharapova M.
Kutuzova V.
7-56-4
Dulko G.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-37-5
Petrova N.
Yakimova A.
6-16-1
Hantuchova D.
Robson L.
3-66-46-2
Parra Santonja A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-4
Sugiyama A.
Schnyder P.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-2
Vinci R.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Gajdosova J.
Safarova L.
6-33-66-3
Williams S.
Silva N.
6-17-5
Makarova K.
Strycova B.
7-52-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Kanepi K.
4-66-36-3
Stosur S.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-766-2
Maria T.
Dokic J.
3-67-56-2
Errani S.
Dubois S.
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Hradecka L.
5-76-28-6
Radwanska A.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-56-1
Peng S.
Glatch A.
6-42-66-4
Govortsova O.
Perebiynis T.
4-66-36-4
Li N.
Voskoboeva G.
7-656-0
Oudin M.
Bammer S.
4-66-46-2
Shvedova Y.
Niculescu M.
6-16-0
Jankovic J.
Goerges J.
6-47-60
Zvonareva V.
Gent G.
7-604-66-4