Serena Williams vs Varvara Lepchenko — Rome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 May 2014
clay
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#172WTA
1578ELO
1533Clay ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLL
Williams S.
6-1 6-2
Lepchenko V.
Williams S.
662
Lepchenko V.
120

Serena Williams defeated Varvara Lepchenko 6-1 6-2 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. 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

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-25US OpenR32hardSerena Williams6-3 6-3
2012-12-31BrisbaneR32hardSerena Williams6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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.Lepchenko V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
75%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Lepchenko V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
48
Break points saved·Dominant
94
64
Break points won·Dominant
96
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams S.Lepchenko V.
Freshness·
—
59

Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 101 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Errani S.[10]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Ivanovic A.[11]
6-13-66-1
Errani S.[10]
Jankovic J.[6]
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Zhang S.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.[11]
Suarez Navarro C.[13]
6-43-66-4
Jankovic J.[6]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-46-4
Errani S.[10]
Li N.[2]
6-34-66-2
R16
Zhang S.
Mchale C.
6-24-66-2
Ivanovic A.[11]
Sharapova M.[8]
6-16-4
Jankovic J.[6]
Pennetta F.[12]
6-26-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Schiavone F.
6-46-1
Errani S.[10]
Cetkovska P.
6-47-63
Li N.[2]
Stosur S.
6-36-1
Williams S.[1]
Lepchenko V.
6-16-2
Suarez Navarro C.[13]
Halep S.[4]
DEF
R32
Williams S.[1]
Petkovic A.
6-26-2
Lepchenko V.
Stephens S.[16]
6-26-2
Mchale C.
Giorgi C.
1-66-36-1
Zhang S.
Kvitova P.[5]
7-665-76-3
Halep S.[4]
Keys M.
5-76-06-1
Suarez Navarro C.[13]
Williams V.
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.[11]
Cornet A.
7-617-5
Sharapova M.[8]
Puig M.
6-37-5
Schiavone F.
Muguruza G.
3-66-17-65
Radwanska A.[3]
Ormaechea P.
6-36-2
Cetkovska P.
Kerber A.[7]
4-66-36-4
Errani S.[10]
Makarova K.
6-26-3
Stosur S.
Vesnina E.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.[6]
Kuznetsova S.
6-24-0
Li N.[2]
Dellacqua C.
6-16-4
Pennetta F.[12]
Bencic B.
6-22-66-3
R64
Suarez Navarro C.[13]
Barthel M.
6-26-2
Lepchenko V.
Peng S.
6-16-0
Stephens S.[16]
Jovanovski B.
3-66-36-3
Giorgi C.
Cibulkova D.[9]
6-47-62
Mchale C.
Cirstea S.
6-34-66-1
Keys M.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.[11]
Knapp K.
6-16-1
Cornet A.
Flipkens K.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Kirilenko M.
7-56-0
Muguruza G.
Burnett N.
6-16-3
Ormaechea P.
Nara K.
6-46-3
Cetkovska P.
Pironkova T.
1-66-16-4
Makarova K.
Vinci R.
6-27-66
Errani S.[10]
Scheepers C.
7-56-3
Stosur S.
Lisicki S.[15]
6-36-3
Vesnina E.
Svitolina E.
6-26-3
Dellacqua C.
Rybarikova M.
4-66-16-4
Williams V.
Beck A.
6-36-1
Bencic B.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-33-66-3
Schiavone F.
Bouchard E.[17]
6-46-2
Pennetta F.[12]
Meusburger Y.
6-26-3
Puig M.
Hantuchova D.
6-04-66-0
Zhang S.
Davis L.
6-46-0
Petkovic A.
Oprandi R.
6-36-0