Serena Williams vs Lucie Hradecka — Madrid Semi-final

Madrid · WTA · Semi-final
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2012
clay
CZE
Lucie Hradecka
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
7-6 6-0
Hradecka L.
Williams S.
7762
Hradecka L.
650–

Serena Williams defeated Lucie Hradecka 7-6 6-0 in the Madrid semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-08-15CincinnatiR64hardSerena Williams6-3 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Hradecka L.

Hradecka L.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Hradecka L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.6
5.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 167). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Hradecka L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
28
Break points saved·Dominant
94
49
Break points won·Dominant
96
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
67
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
38

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Hradecka L.
7-656-0
Quarter-finals
Hradecka L.
Stosur S.
7-687-66
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-16-3
Radwanska A.
Lepchenko V.
6-46-4
Azarenka V.
Li N.
3-66-36-3
R16
Sharapova M.
Safarova L.
W/O
Li N.
Kerber A.
7-56-4
Azarenka V.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Wozniacki C.
1-66-36-2
Hradecka L.
Makarova K.
6-27-65
Lepchenko V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-736-3
Radwanska A.
Vinci R.
7-616-4
R32
Kerber A.
Williams V.
6-46-1
Cetkovska P.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-5
Stosur S.
Mchale C.
2-66-46-0
Lepchenko V.
Peer S.
7-626-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Cirstea S.
6-13-67-5
Ivanovic A.
Petrova N.
7-56-1
Azarenka V.
Hlavackova A.
6-37-62
Radwanska A.
Errani S.
6-06-1
Sharapova M.
Koukalova K.
6-46-3
Makarova K.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Safarova L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.
Barthel M.
6-47-62
Hradecka L.
Kvitova P.
6-46-3
Vinci R.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
Li N.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-1
R64
Sharapova M.
Begu I.
6-06-3
Wozniacki C.
Pervak K.
7-673-66-4
Barthel M.
Goerges J.
6-46-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Craybas J.
6-26-766-1
Mchale C.
Arvidsson S.
6-47-5
Lepchenko V.
Schiavone F.
6-46-786-3
Safarova L.
Kanepi K.
6-46-4
Koukalova K.
Benesova I.
6-47-65
Azarenka V.
Kuznetsova S.
7-656-4
Hlavackova A.
Rodionova A.
6-16-4
Petrova N.
King V.
4-66-36-1
Ivanovic A.
Johansson M.
6-46-1
Hradecka L.
Peng S.
6-45-76-4
Kvitova P.
Erakovic M.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Larsson J.
6-16-4
Williams V.
Halep S.
6-14-67-66
Soler Espinosa S.
Paszek T.
6-726-26-2
Li N.
Muguruza G.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-1
Errani S.
Scheepers C.
4-66-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-4
Vinci R.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-2
Makarova K.
Voskoboeva G.
6-27-63
Williams S.
Vesnina E.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Jankovic J.
4-67-656-4
Kirilenko M.
Zheng J.
6-27-5
Cetkovska P.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Niculescu M.
6-07-66
Stosur S.
Martic P.
7-54-67-65
Cirstea S.
Bartoli M.
6-766-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Pironkova T.
6-06-2
Peer S.
Hercog P.
6-37-5