Serena Williams vs Sorana CirsteaStanford Semi-final

Stanford · WTA · Semi-final
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 July 2012
hard
#18WTA
1957ELO
1914Hard ELO
$1.5MYTD
$12MCAREER
36 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
Williams S.
6-1 6-2
Cirstea S.
Williams S.
662
Cirstea S.
12

Serena Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-1 6-2 in the Stanford semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-05TorontoFhardSerena Williams6-2 6-0
2013-05-27Roland GarrosR32claySerena Williams6-0 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Cirstea S.

Cirstea S.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

Serve & return on hard

Williams S.Cirstea S.
Serve
67
Return
70

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
95
85
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
86
Break points won·Even
96
92
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
85
Tiebreaks·Even
95
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

Cirstea S.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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