Serena Williams vs Maria Kirilenko — Stanford Round of 16

Stanford · WTA · Round of 16
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2011
hard
RUS
Maria Kirilenko
39 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
Williams S.
6-2 3-6 6-2
Kirilenko M.
Williams S.
6362
Kirilenko M.
2621

Serena Williams defeated Maria Kirilenko 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Stanford round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–0. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

7–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-30BeijingR16hardSerena Williams7-5 7-5
2013-05-06MadridR16claySerena Williams6-3 6-1
2013-01-14Australian OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-2 6-0
2011-06-20WimbledonR32grassSerena Williams6-3 6-2
2010-05-03RomeQFclaySerena Williams6-1 6-4
2006-08-07Los AngelesR64hardSerena Williams6-2 6-1
2004-05-24Roland GarrosR64claySerena Williams4-6 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kirilenko M.

Kirilenko M.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Kirilenko M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 152). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Kirilenko M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
72
Break points won·Clear edge
96
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
66

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Bartoli M.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Bartoli M.
Cibulkova D.
W/O
Williams S.
Lisicki S.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Bartoli M.
Morita A.
6-10-0
Cibulkova D.
Erakovic M.
6-16-1
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-3
Lisicki S.
Radwanska A.
7-642-66-2
R16
Williams S.
Kirilenko M.
6-23-66-2
Lisicki S.
Stosur S.
6-37-5
Sharapova M.
Hantuchova D.
6-22-66-4
Erakovic M.
Azarenka V.
4-67-56-2
Radwanska A.
Chang K.
6-43-66-0
Morita A.
Radwanska U.
4-67-56-1
Cibulkova D.
Mchale C.
6-42-66-3
Bartoli M.
Marino R.
6-46-3
R32
Mchale C.
Lucic M.
6-16-0
Erakovic M.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Strycova B.
6-16-2
Hantuchova D.
Fujiwara R.
6-06-2
Williams S.
Rodionova A.
6-06-0
Kirilenko M.
Goerges J.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.
Date Krumm K.
6-27-67
Lisicki S.
Halep S.
6-16-2
Marino R.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-4
Radwanska U.
Savchuk O.
6-46-2
Chang K.
Barte H.
7-56-4
Morita A.
Ivanovic A.
6-37-5