Samantha Stosur vs Serena Williams — Roland Garros Quarter-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Quarter-final
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2010
clay
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Stosur S.
6-2 6-7 8-6
Williams S.
Stosur S.
66282
Williams S.
27761

Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-7 8-6 in the Roland Garros quarter-final 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. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Samantha Stosur closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 8–6.

Head to head

3–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-29BeijingQFhardSamantha StosurDEF
2014-08-11CincinnatiR32hardSerena Williams7-6(7) 7-6(7)
2014-08-04MontrealR32hardSerena Williams6-0 6-2
2012-04-02CharlestonSFclaySerena Williams6-1 6-1
2012-03-19MiamiR16hardSerena Williams7-5 6-3
2011-08-29US OpenFhardSamantha Stosur6-2 6-3
2011-08-08TorontoFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2010-01-18Australian OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2009-07-27StanfordQFhardSamantha Stosur6-2 3-6 6-2
2009-01-12SydneyR32hardSerena Williams6-3 6-7(4) 7-5
2008-08-11OlympicsR32hardSerena Williams6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Stosur 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
Stosur S.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
7.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
45
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
94
Break points won·Dominant
61
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
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
25°CClear
Wind 1 km/hHumidity 40%

Draw

Final
Schiavone F.
Stosur S.
6-47-62
Semi-finals
Schiavone F.
Dementieva E.
7-63
Stosur S.
Jankovic J.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.
Williams S.
6-26-728-6
Jankovic J.
Shvedova Y.
7-56-4
Schiavone F.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-3
Dementieva E.
Petrova N.
2-66-26-0
R16
Dementieva E.
Scheepers C.
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.
Pennetta F.
7-656-746-2
Schiavone F.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Shvedova Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Henin J.
2-66-16-4
Williams S.
Peer S.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Williams V.
6-46-3
R32
Stosur S.
Pivovarova A.
6-36-2
Hantuchova D.
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-3
Gajdosova J.
Rodionova A.
6-35-76-2
Shvedova Y.
Kleybanova A.
6-24-66-0
Schiavone F.
Li N.
6-46-2
Kirilenko M.
Kuznetsova S.
6-32-66-4
Wozniacki C.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-4
Dementieva E.
Wozniak A.
6-726-36-4
Williams S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-11-66-2
Peer S.
Bartoli M.
7-676-2
Henin J.
Sharapova M.
6-23-66-3
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-47-63
Williams V.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-4
Petrova N.
Rezai A.
6-726-410-8
Scheepers C.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Hercog P.
6-36-0
R64
Henin J.
Koukalova K.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
Govortsova O.
7-56-3
Amanmuradova A.
Larsson J.
7-666-2
Scheepers C.
Dulko G.
3-66-36-4
Rezai A.
Kerber A.
6-22-66-3
Petrova N.
Szavay A.
6-16-2
Cibulkova D.
Lepchenko V.
4-66-26-0
Williams V.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-4
Wozniak A.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-1
Williams S.
Goerges J.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Craybas J.
6-46-1
Peer S.
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-06-1
Bartoli M.
Sanchez O.
7-56-2
Sharapova M.
Flipkens K.
6-36-3
Pivovarova A.
Zheng J.
6-46-3
Stosur S.
De Los Rios R.
4-66-16-0
Jankovic J.
Kanepi K.
6-23-66-4
Bondarenko A.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-3
Wickmayer Y.
Bammer S.
7-641-67-5
Gajdosova J.
Date Krumm K.
6-06-3
Rodionova A.
Zvonareva V.
6-46-4
Kleybanova A.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-0
Shvedova Y.
Radwanska A.
7-56-3
Kuznetsova S.
Petkovic A.
4-67-56-4
Kirilenko M.
Meusburger Y.
6-36-3
Schiavone F.
Ferguson S.
6-26-2
Pennetta F.
Vinci R.
6-16-1
Hercog P.
Safarova L.
6-16-2
Dulgheru A.
Bacsinszky T.
6-46-2
Wozniacki C.
Garbin T.
6-36-1
Dementieva E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-27-63
Li N.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-26-2
R128
Amanmuradova A.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-26-4
Wozniak A.
Benesova I.
6-36-3
Govortsova O.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-696-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
6-36-3
Parra Santonja A.
Nara K.
6-26-2
Lepchenko V.
Mchale C.
7-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Ivanova E.
6-26-0
Petrova N.
Zhang S.
6-06-3
Szavay A.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-26-2
Kerber A.
Chakvetadze A.
5-77-626-4
Rezai A.
El Tabakh H.
6-16-1
Dulko G.
Azarenka V.
6-16-2
Scheepers C.
Johansson M.
6-26-4
Larsson J.
Sevastova A.
6-26-2
Bondarenko K.
Coin J.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Oudin M.
7-56-2
Dementieva E.
Martic P.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-06-3
Garbin T.
Barrois K.
1-67-676-3
Bacsinszky T.
Maria T.
6-26-3
Dulgheru A.
Hradecka L.
7-614-66-3
Safarova L.
Dokic J.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Doi M.
6-36-0
Vinci R.
Razzano V.
7-56-2
Pennetta F.
Keothavong A.
6-26-2
Ferguson S.
Kvitova P.
1-66-26-2
Schiavone F.
Kulikova R.
5-76-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Sprem K.
7-656-4
Meusburger Y.
Feuerstein C.
7-646-3
Petkovic A.
Vesnina E.
4-66-16-4
Radwanska A.
Baltacha E.
6-07-5
Shvedova Y.
Errani S.
6-17-5
Ivanovic A.
Chang K.
6-36-3
Kleybanova A.
Koryttseva M.
6-26-1
Zvonareva V.
Brianti A.
6-36-1
Rodionova A.
Makarova K.
6-36-2
Gajdosova J.
Chan Y.
6-26-3
Date Krumm K.
Safina D.
3-66-47-5
Wickmayer Y.
Zahlavova S.
6-16-1
Bammer S.
Duque Marino M.
6-06-1
Hantuchova D.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-1
Bondarenko A.
Dushevina V.
6-736-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Arvidsson S.
6-726-36-2
Kanepi K.
Parmentier P.
6-36-1
Jankovic J.
Molik A.
6-06-4
Stosur S.
Halep S.
7-56-1
De Los Rios R.
Strycova B.
7-626-3
Pivovarova A.
Olaru R.
6-46-3
Zheng J.
Bychkova E.
7-56-4
Henin J.
Pironkova T.
6-46-3
Koukalova K.
Srebotnik K.
7-634-66-2
Flipkens K.
Morita A.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.
Pervak K.
6-36-2
Bartoli M.
Camerin M.
6-26-3
Sanchez O.
Perry S.
7-646-0
Mattek Sands B.
King V.
6-26-2
Peer S.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-16-4
Craybas J.
Obrien K.
6-04-66-2
Goerges J.
Czink M.
6-26-3
Williams S.
Voegele S.
7-626-2
Li N.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Dubois S.
6-736-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Cirstea S.[18]
6-36-1