Serena Williams vs Petra KvitovaWTA Championships Round Robin

WTA Championships · WTA · Round Robin
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 October 2013
hard
#1219WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
6-2 6-3
Kvitova P.
Williams S.
662
Kvitova P.
23

Serena Williams defeated Petra Kvitova 6-2 6-3 in the WTA Championships round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-13CincinnatiR32hardPetra Kvitova6-3 2-6 6-3
2015-05-04MadridSFclayPetra Kvitova6-2 6-3
2014-05-05MadridQFclayPetra KvitovaDEF
2013-02-11DohaQFhardSerena Williams3-6 6-3 7-5
2012-06-25WimbledonQFgrassSerena Williams6-3 7-5
2010-06-21WimbledonSFgrassSerena Williams7-6(5) 6-2
2010-01-18Australian OpenR64hardSerena Williams6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Kvitova P.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.7
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
95
88
Break points saved·Even
94
93
Break points won·Slight edge
96
88
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
90
Tiebreaks·Even
95
92

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