Kim Clijsters vs Serena Williams — US Open Semi-final

US Open · WTA · Semi-final
BEL
Kim Clijsters
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2009
hard
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Clijsters K.
6-4 7-5
Williams S.
Clijsters K.
672
Williams S.
45–

Kim Clijsters defeated Serena Williams 6-4 7-5 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, defending the title. Kim Clijsters narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-03-19MiamiSFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2003-01-13Australian OpenSFhardSerena Williams4-6 6-3 7-5
2002-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsFcarpetKim Clijsters7-5 6-3
2002-09-16TokyoFhardSerena Williams2-6 6-3 6-3
2001-03-21MiamiR16hardSerena Williams6-0 6-2
2001-03-08Indian WellsFhardSerena Williams4-6 6-4 6-2
2000-03-10Indian WellsR16hardSerena Williams6-4 6-4
1999-08-30US OpenR32hardSerena Williams4-6 6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Clijsters K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

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
Clijsters K.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
47%
45%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.5
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clijsters K.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
94
Break points won·Clear edge
82
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
66
95

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
20°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Wozniacki C.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Clijsters K.
Williams S.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.
Oudin M.
6-26-2
Clijsters K.
Li N.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Pennetta F.
6-46-3
Wickmayer Y.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-4
R16
Oudin M.
Petrova N.
1-67-626-3
Wickmayer Y.
Kvitova P.
4-66-47-5
Li N.
Schiavone F.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.
Kuznetsova S.
2-67-657-63
Clijsters K.
Williams V.
6-00-66-4
Pennetta F.
Zvonareva V.
3-67-666-0
Williams S.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-0
Bondarenko K.
Dulko G.
6-06-0
R32
Clijsters K.
Flipkens K.
6-06-2
Li N.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-2
Schiavone F.
Azarenka V.
4-66-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Peer S.
7-56-1
Wozniacki C.
Cirstea S.
6-36-2
Petrova N.
Zheng J.
6-46-1
Oudin M.
Sharapova M.
3-66-47-5
Dulko G.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-4
Bondarenko K.
Rodionova A.
7-646-4
Wickmayer Y.
Errani S.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.
Safina D.
6-42-67-65
Williams S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-37-5
Hantuchova D.
King V.
6-26-2
Pennetta F.
Wozniak A.
6-16-1
Zvonareva V.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Williams V.
Rybarikova M.
6-27-5
R64
Peer S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-0
Cirstea S.
Dubois S.
6-45-76-4
Sharapova M.
Mchale C.
6-26-1
Oudin M.
Dementieva E.
5-76-46-3
Shvedova Y.
Jankovic J.
6-36-747-66
Dulko G.
Bondarenko A.
6-46-0
Rodionova A.
Lisicki S.
6-33-67-5
Bondarenko K.
Perry S.
6-16-1
Wickmayer Y.
Peng S.
2-66-16-4
Errani S.
Schnyder P.
7-56-2
Kvitova P.
Garbin T.
6-16-3
Safina D.
Barrois K.
6-756-26-3
Zheng J.
Cornet A.
1-66-36-3
Petrova N.
Coin J.
6-47-63
Wozniacki C.
Martic P.
6-16-0
Williams S.
Czink M.
6-16-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Kerber A.
7-56-3
Hantuchova D.
Bacsinszky T.
5-76-26-1
King V.
Stosur S.
7-56-4
Pennetta F.
Mirza S.
6-06-0
Wozniak A.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-0
Vesnina E.
Craybas J.
7-666-1
Zvonareva V.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-16-1
Williams V.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-2
Rybarikova M.
Chang K.
4-66-26-2
Flipkens K.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Clijsters K.
Bartoli M.
5-76-16-2
Kirilenko M.
Radwanska A.
6-42-66-4
Li N.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-16-3
Schiavone F.
Voegele S.
6-46-4
Azarenka V.
Strycova B.
6-26-1
Kuznetsova S.
Sevastova A.
6-46-2
R128
King V.
Yakimova A.
2-1
Barrois K.
Radwanska U.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.
Rezai A.
7-646-746-1
Bondarenko A.
Kudryavtseva A.
3-66-36-2
Dulko G.
Makarova K.
6-35-76-4
Shvedova Y.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Vinci R.
6-26-3
Dementieva E.
Pin C.
6-16-2
Oudin M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Mchale C.
Hercog P.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Pironkova T.
6-36-0
Zheng J.
Groenefeld A.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Adamczak M.
4-66-47-5
Coin J.
Hrdinova E.
6-36-3
Petrova N.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-3
Sevastova A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-37-5
Wozniacki C.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-0
Martic P.
Beltrame S.
6-46-2
Dubois S.
Mladenovic K.
6-06-4
Cirstea S.
Morita A.
6-16-3
Peer S.
Szavay A.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Lepchenko V.
2-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-1
Strycova B.
Domachowska M.
2-66-26-3
Voegele S.
Brianti A.
6-7106-16-3
Schiavone F.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-2
Li N.
Olaru R.
7-646-3
Larcher De Brito M.
Johansson M.
1-67-56-1
Safina D.
Rogowska O.
6-756-26-4
Garbin T.
Cecil M.
6-06-1
Kvitova P.
Kleybanova A.
6-746-36-2
Schnyder P.
Safarova L.
4-66-37-66
Errani S.
Rus A.
6-06-3
Peng S.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Razzano V.
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Ivanovic A.
2-66-37-67
Perry S.
Niculescu M.
6-46-2
Rodionova A.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-04-66-1
Kirilenko M.
Koryttseva M.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-2
Bartoli M.
De Los Rios R.
6-16-0
Clijsters K.
Kutuzova V.
6-16-1
Flipkens K.
Dokic J.
6-36-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Brodsky G.
6-46-4
Chang K.
Kanepi K.
6-02-66-2
Rybarikova M.
Tetreault V.
6-34-66-1
Williams V.
Dushevina V.
6-757-56-3
Zvonareva V.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-06-4
Chakvetadze A.
Sema Y.
4-66-16-2
Craybas J.
Gullickson C.
6-37-65
Vesnina E.
Hradecka L.
6-47-65
Mauresmo A.
Maria T.
6-36-4
Wozniak A.
Granville L.
6-17-67
Mirza S.
Govortsova O.
6-23-66-3
Pennetta F.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-4
Stosur S.
Sugiyama A.
6-44-66-4
Bacsinszky T.
Dolonc V.
6-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Shaughnessy M.
6-24-66-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Bammer S.
6-41-67-65
Kerber A.
Petkovic A.
6-45-76-3
Czink M.
Camerin M.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Glatch A.
6-46-1
Mattek Sands B.
Benesova I.
6-36-4