Ana Ivanovic vs Serena Williams — Australian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
SRB14
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2014
hard
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Ivanovic A.
4-6 6-3 6-3
Williams S.
Ivanovic A.
4662
Williams S.
6331

Ana Ivanovic defeated Serena Williams 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 9–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Ana Ivanovic claimed a first win over Serena Williams in ten meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 9–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–9
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-17CincinnatiQFhardSerena Williams3-6 6-4 6-2
2014-10-20WTA FinalsRRhardSerena Williams6-4 6-4
2014-08-11CincinnatiFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-1
2014-07-28StanfordQFhardSerena Williams2-6 6-3 7-5
2014-05-12RomeSFclaySerena Williams6-1 3-6 6-1
2012-08-27US OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-1 6-3
2011-08-29US OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-3 6-4
2009-02-16DubaiQFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-4
2006-08-28US OpenR32hardSerena Williams6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanovic A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

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
Ivanovic A.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.3
7.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (131 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ivanovic A.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
94
Break points won·Slight edge
86
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
95

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
31°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 37%

Draw

Final
Li N.[4]
Cibulkova D.[20]
7-636-0
Semi-finals
Li N.[4]
Bouchard E.[30]
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.[20]
Radwanska A.[5]
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Bouchard E.[30]
Ivanovic A.[14]
5-77-56-2
Li N.[4]
Pennetta F.[28]
6-26-2
Cibulkova D.[20]
Halep S.[11]
6-36-0
Radwanska A.[5]
Azarenka V.[2]
6-15-76-0
R16
Ivanovic A.[14]
Williams S.[1]
4-66-36-3
Bouchard E.[30]
Dellacqua C.
6-756-26-0
Li N.[4]
Makarova K.[22]
6-26-0
Pennetta F.[28]
Kerber A.[9]
6-14-67-5
Halep S.[11]
Jankovic J.[8]
6-42-66-0
Cibulkova D.[20]
Sharapova M.[3]
3-66-46-1
Radwanska A.[5]
Muguruza G.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.[2]
Stephens S.[13]
6-36-2
R32
Sharapova M.[3]
Cornet A.[25]
6-17-66
Ivanovic A.[14]
Stosur S.[17]
6-786-46-2
Dellacqua C.
Zheng J.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.[30]
Davis L.
6-26-2
Li N.[4]
Safarova L.[26]
1-67-626-3
Kerber A.[9]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[28]
Barthel M.
6-17-5
Jankovic J.[8]
Nara K.
6-47-5
Radwanska A.[5]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
5-76-26-2
Azarenka V.[2]
Meusburger Y.
6-16-0
Cibulkova D.[20]
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
6-16-0
Stephens S.[13]
Svitolina E.
7-56-4
Makarova K.[22]
Niculescu M.
6-46-4
Halep S.[11]
Diyas Z.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.
Wozniacki C.[10]
4-67-56-3
Williams S.[1]
Hantuchova D.[31]
6-36-3
R64
Kerber A.[9]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-2
Bouchard E.[30]
Razzano V.
6-27-610
Safarova L.[26]
Hradecka L.
6-746-36-0
Niculescu M.
Lisicki S.[15]
2-66-26-2
Riske Amritraj A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-1
Pennetta F.[28]
Puig M.
6-36-4
Barthel M.
Kumkhum L.
4-66-36-4
Nara K.
Rybarikova M.[32]
6-46-3
Diyas Z.
Erakovic M.
6-46-0
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
Voskoboeva G.
7-623-68-6
Cibulkova D.[20]
Voegele S.
6-06-1
Sharapova M.[3]
Knapp K.
6-34-610-8
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
Minella M.
6-26-2
Svitolina E.
Rogowska O.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.[2]
Strycova B.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-3
Cornet A.[25]
Giorgi C.
6-34-66-4
Radwanska A.[5]
Govortsova O.
6-07-5
Halep S.[11]
Lepchenko V.
4-66-06-1
Davis L.
Goerges J.
7-52-66-4
Jankovic J.[8]
Morita A.
6-26-0
Meusburger Y.
Jovanovski B.[33]
3-66-36-2
Makarova K.[22]
Falconi I.
6-27-5
Wozniacki C.[10]
Mchale C.
6-01-66-2
Zheng J.
Keys M.
7-651-67-5
Stephens S.[13]
Tomljanovic A.
3-66-27-5
Williams S.[1]
Dolonc V.
6-16-2
Hantuchova D.[31]
Pliskova K.
6-33-612-10
Stosur S.[17]
Pironkova T.
6-26-0
Ivanovic A.[14]
Beck A.
6-16-2
Dellacqua C.
Flipkens K.[18]
6-36-0
Li N.[4]
Bencic B.
6-07-65
R128
Cornet A.[25]
Hercog P.
1-0
Dellacqua C.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Hantuchova D.[31]
Watson H.
7-53-66-3
Stosur S.[17]
Koukalova K.
6-36-4
Flipkens K.[18]
Robson L.
6-36-0
Bouchard E.[30]
Tang H.
7-56-1
Davis L.
Vickery S.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Errani S.[7]
6-36-2
Li N.[4]
Konjuh A.
6-26-0
Makarova K.[22]
Williams V.
2-66-46-4
Niculescu M.
Peer S.
6-46-1
Lisicki S.[15]
Lucic M.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[9]
Gajdosova J.
6-30-66-2
Kudryavtseva A.
Garcia C.
6-27-67
Wickmayer Y.
Pfizenmaier D.
7-656-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Vesnina E.[23]
6-26-2
Pennetta F.[28]
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-06-2
Kumkhum L.
Kvitova P.[6]
6-21-66-4
Morita A.
Kichenok N.
6-27-65
Nara K.
Peng S.
7-54-66-3
Rybarikova M.[32]
Petkovic A.
6-26-3
Lepchenko V.
Tsurenko L.
2-66-36-4
Voskoboeva G.
Begu I.
7-54-67-5
Cibulkova D.[20]
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
Govortsova O.
Duan Y.
6-07-66
Minella M.
Witthoeft C.
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[29]
Pereira T.
7-676-4
Muguruza G.
Kanepi K.[24]
6-22-66-2
Schmiedlova A.
Babos T.
4-66-47-5
Mchale C.
Chan Y.
7-56-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Dominguez Lino L.
6-06-2
Tomljanovic A.
Majeric T.
3-67-616-4
Rogowska O.
Duque Marino M.
6-36-3
Jovanovski B.[33]
Cepelova J.
6-716-16-3
Meusburger Y.
Scheepers C.
7-636-4
Strycova B.
Hsieh S.
6-14-66-1
Azarenka V.[2]
Larsson J.
7-626-2
Jankovic J.[8]
Doi M.
6-16-2
Erakovic M.
Cirstea S.[21]
6-47-66
Keys M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-789-7
Giorgi C.
Hunter S.
4-66-16-4
Sharapova M.[3]
Mattek Sands B.
6-36-4
Stephens S.[13]
Shvedova Y.
7-616-3
Pliskova K.
Parmentier P.
6-06-1
Razzano V.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-637-63
Puig M.
Tatishvili A.
6-26-4
Falconi I.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-1
Safarova L.[26]
Glushko J.
7-53-66-1
Dolonc V.
Arruabarrena L.
2-66-26-4
Diyas Z.
Siniakova K.
6-26-4
Williams S.[1]
Barty A.
6-26-1
Zheng J.
Vinci R.[12]
6-46-3
Svitolina E.
Kuznetsova S.[19]
6-36-3
Voegele S.
Mladenovic K.
7-57-5
Pironkova T.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-2
Beck A.
Martic P.
6-06-0
Ivanovic A.[14]
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Date Krumm K.
6-44-66-3
Hradecka L.
Vekic D.
6-36-1
Barthel M.
Zhang S.
7-646-3
Halep S.[11]
Piter K.
6-06-1
Suarez Navarro C.[16]
King V.
6-36-2
Knapp K.
Ormaechea P.
6-46-2
Radwanska A.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-05-76-2