Serena Williams vs Justine Henin — Australian Open Final

Australian Open · WTA · Final
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2010
hard
BEL
Justine Henin
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Williams S.
6-4 3-6 6-2
Henin J.
Williams S.
6362
Henin J.
4621

Serena Williams defeated Justine Henin 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the Australian Open final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–6, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–6.

Key context

  • Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

7–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-03-24MiamiQFhardSerena Williams6-2 6-0
2007-08-27US OpenQFhardJustine Henin7-6(3) 6-1
2007-06-25WimbledonQFgrassJustine Henin6-4 3-6 6-3
2007-05-28Roland GarrosQFclayJustine Henin6-4 6-3
2007-03-19MiamiFhardSerena Williams0-6 7-5 6-3
2003-06-23WimbledonSFgrassSerena Williams6-3 6-2
2003-05-26Roland GarrosSFclayJustine Henin6-2 4-6 7-5
2003-04-07CharlestonFclayJustine Henin6-3 6-4
2002-09-23LeipzigSFcarpetSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2002-05-13RomeFclaySerena Williams7-6(6) 6-4
2002-05-06BerlinFgrassJustine Henin6-2 1-6 7-6(5)
2001-10-30WTA Tour ChampionshipsQFcarpetSerena Williams6-3 7-6(5)
2001-08-27US OpenR16hardSerena Williams7-5 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Henin J.

Henin J.serving77% hold

wins 62% 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.Henin J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
3.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Henin J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
78
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
85
Break points won·Slight edge
96
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
82
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
77

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
17°CDrizzle
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Henin J.
6-43-66-2
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Li N.
7-647-61
Henin J.
Zheng J.
6-16-0
Quarter-finals
Zheng J.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-3
Henin J.
Petrova N.
7-637-5
Li N.
Williams V.
2-67-647-5
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
4-67-646-2
R16
Kirilenko M.
Safina D.
5-4
Azarenka V.
Zvonareva V.
4-66-46-0
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Zheng J.
Bondarenko A.
7-656-4
Petrova N.
Kuznetsova S.
6-33-66-1
Williams V.
Schiavone F.
3-66-26-1
Henin J.
Wickmayer Y.
7-631-66-3
Li N.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-3
R32
Li N.
Hantuchova D.
7-53-66-2
Henin J.
Kleybanova A.
3-66-46-2
Williams V.
Dellacqua C.
6-17-64
Schiavone F.
Radwanska A.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Dulko G.
6-17-5
Azarenka V.
Garbin T.
6-06-2
Wozniacki C.
Peer S.
6-46-0
Williams S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-06-3
Stosur S.
Brianti A.
6-46-1
Kirilenko M.
Vinci R.
7-57-64
Safina D.
Baltacha E.
6-16-2
Zheng J.
Bartoli M.
5-76-36-0
Bondarenko A.
Jankovic J.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.
Kerber A.
3-67-56-4
Petrova N.
Clijsters K.
6-06-1
Wickmayer Y.
Errani S.
6-16-746-3
R64
Dellacqua C.
Sprem K.
7-647-66
Hantuchova D.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-1
Peer S.
Pironkova T.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Goerges J.
6-36-1
Safina D.
Strycova B.
6-36-4
Baltacha E.
Bondarenko K.
6-27-5
Vinci R.
King V.
7-677-5
Kirilenko M.
Meusburger Y.
6-36-1
Bartoli M.
Zahlavova S.
6-46-4
Zheng J.
Martinez Sanchez M.
2-66-26-3
Bondarenko A.
Hercog P.
6-47-5
Jankovic J.
Obrien K.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-2
Kerber A.
Rezai A.
6-26-3
Petrova N.
Kanepi K.
6-46-4
Clijsters K.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-3
Wickmayer Y.
Pennetta F.
7-626-1
Errani S.
Makarova K.
6-26-3
Kleybanova A.
Cirstea S.
6-46-3
Henin J.
Dementieva E.
7-57-66
Williams V.
Bammer S.
6-27-5
Schiavone F.
Coin J.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-06-2
Li N.
Szavay A.
3-67-56-2
Azarenka V.
Voegele S.
6-46-0
Williams S.
Kvitova P.
6-26-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Petkovic A.
6-16-4
Brianti A.
Lisicki S.
2-66-46-4
Stosur S.
Barrois K.
7-56-3
Zvonareva V.
Benesova I.
6-06-3
Dulko G.
Ivanovic A.
6-767-56-4
Garbin T.
Shvedova Y.
6-756-26-0
R128
Hercog P.
Fedak Y.
6-46-0
Errani S.
Koukalova K.
6-27-65
Bondarenko A.
Woerle K.
6-26-2
Martinez Sanchez M.
Rodina E.
6-06-0
Zahlavova S.
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-1
Bartoli M.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-1
Kirilenko M.
Sharapova M.
7-643-66-4
Meusburger Y.
Bacsinszky T.
6-44-66-2
Vinci R.
Groenefeld A.
7-56-4
King V.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-757-5
Bondarenko K.
Olaru R.
6-27-66
Baltacha E.
Parmentier P.
6-43-67-5
Strycova B.
Kulikova R.
7-656-7106-3
Safina D.
Rybarikova M.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Dulgheru A.
1-67-510-8
Makarova K.
Razzano V.
6-26-3
Kleybanova A.
Dokic J.
6-17-5
Cirstea S.
Rogowska O.
6-32-66-2
Henin J.
Flipkens K.
6-46-3
Dementieva E.
Dushevina V.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Safarova L.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Kucova K.
6-26-0
Stosur S.
Han X.
6-13-66-2
Barrois K.
Amanmuradova A.
6-07-66
Williams S.
Radwanska U.
6-26-1
Kvitova P.
Craybas J.
6-17-5
Petkovic A.
Voracova R.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Morita A.
7-56-4
Lisicki S.
Martic P.
6-16-4
Brianti A.
Lepchenko V.
6-03-66-1
Bammer S.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-2
Dellacqua C.
Yakimova A.
6-23-66-4
Sprem K.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-2
Schiavone F.
Cornet A.
0-67-56-0
Coin J.
Molik A.
3-67-646-3
Kudryavtseva A.
Oudin M.
2-67-57-5
Radwanska A.
Maria T.
6-16-0
Li N.
Erakovic M.
6-26-0
Szavay A.
Dubois S.
6-36-2
Arvidsson S.
Gajdosova J.
6-24-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Kutuzova V.
3-66-17-5
Peer S.
Hradecka L.
6-756-26-1
Pironkova T.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-4
Goerges J.
Paszek T.
6-03-66-3
Wozniacki C.
Wozniak A.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-26-0
Voegele S.
Czink M.
7-56-759-7
Shvedova Y.
Date Krumm K.
6-46-2
Garbin T.
Vesnina E.
7-656-4
Ivanovic A.
Perry S.
6-26-3
Dulko G.
Kucova Z.
6-05-77-5
Benesova I.
Chang K.
7-56-2
Pennetta F.
Chakvetadze A.
6-33-66-2
Clijsters K.
Tetreault V.
6-06-4
Tanasugarn T.
Karatantcheva S.
6-17-60
Kanepi K.
Chan Y.
7-646-2
Petrova N.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-36-4
Rezai A.
Mirza S.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Govortsova O.
6-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sevastova A.
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.
Rodionova A.
6-16-2
Obrien K.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
6-46-0
Zheng J.
Peng S.
0-66-16-2