Serena Williams vs Taylor Townsend — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2014
hard
Taylor Townsend
USA
Taylor Townsend
#80WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Williams S.
6-3 6-1
Townsend T.
Williams S.
662
Townsend T.
310

Serena Williams defeated Taylor Townsend 6-3 6-1 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in defending the title.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.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

Serve & return on hard

Williams S.Townsend T.
—
Serve
70
—
Return
54

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

Statistics

This season
Williams S.Townsend T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
4.3
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
Williams S.Townsend T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
73
Break points saved·Even
94
94
Break points won·Dominant
96
55
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
79
Tiebreaks·Even
95
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams S.Townsend T.
Freshness·
—
97

Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Makarova K.[17]
6-16-3
Wozniacki C.[10]
Peng S.
7-614-3
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Pennetta F.[11]
6-36-2
Makarova K.[17]
Azarenka V.[16]
6-46-2
Peng S.
Bencic B.
6-26-1
Wozniacki C.[10]
Errani S.[13]
6-06-1
R16
Bencic B.
Jankovic J.[9]
7-666-3
Williams S.[1]
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.[11]
Dellacqua C.[29]
7-56-2
Azarenka V.[16]
Krunic A.
4-66-46-4
Makarova K.[17]
Bouchard E.[7]
7-626-4
Peng S.
Safarova L.[14]
6-36-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sharapova M.[5]
6-42-66-2
Errani S.[13]
Lucic M.
6-32-66-0
R32
Williams S.[1]
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
7-56-0
Pennetta F.[11]
Gibbs N.
6-46-0
Dellacqua C.[29]
Pliskova K.
6-33-66-4
Krunic A.
Kvitova P.[3]
6-46-4
Azarenka V.[16]
Vesnina E.
6-16-1
Makarova K.[17]
Diyas Z.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.[7]
Strycova B.[30]
6-26-726-4
Jankovic J.[9]
Larsson J.
6-16-0
Safarova L.[14]
Cornet A.[22]
6-36-736-4
Peng S.
Vinci R.[28]
6-46-3
Sharapova M.[5]
Lisicki S.[26]
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.[10]
Petkovic A.[18]
6-36-2
Errani S.[13]
Williams V.[19]
6-00-67-65
Lucic M.
Halep S.[2]
7-666-2
Bencic B.
Kerber A.[6]
6-17-5
R64
Dellacqua C.[29]
Wang Q.
4-66-46-2
Krunic A.
Keys M.[27]
7-642-67-5
Vesnina E.
Erakovic M.
7-52-66-4
Diyas Z.
Bellis C.
6-30-66-2
Makarova K.[17]
Hercog P.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.[5]
Dulgheru A.
4-66-36-2
Lisicki S.[26]
Brengle M.
6-46-1
Williams S.[1]
King V.
6-16-0
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.
6-46-0
Kanepi K.
Stosur S.[24]
3-66-37-68
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.[11]
Rogers S.
6-46-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Cetkovska P.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[16]
Mchale C.
6-36-2
Strycova B.[30]
Niculescu M.
4-66-46-2
Bouchard E.[7]
Cirstea S.
6-26-746-4
Bencic B.
Nara K.[31]
6-44-66-1
Jankovic J.[9]
Pironkova T.
7-56-4
Safarova L.[14]
Zheng S.
6-34-66-2
Cornet A.[22]
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Vinci R.[28]
Begu I.
2-66-46-1
Peng S.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-36-4
Petkovic A.[18]
Puig M.
3-66-37-65
Lucic M.
Peer S.
6-766-36-2
Halep S.[2]
Cepelova J.
6-26-1
Larsson J.
Stephens S.[21]
5-76-46-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sasnovich A.
6-36-4
Errani S.[13]
Rodionova A.
6-47-62
Williams V.[19]
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[6]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.
Ivanovic A.[8]
7-56-4
Gibbs N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
6-46-766-3
R128
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
Pereira T.
6-26-0
Strycova B.[30]
Barty A.
6-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Oprandi R.
4-66-26-3
Vinci R.[28]
Ormaechea P.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Soler Espinosa S.
7-646-3
Errani S.[13]
Flipkens K.
6-17-5
Rodionova A.
Giorgi C.
1-67-56-3
Williams S.[1]
Townsend T.
6-36-1
Lepchenko V.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-56-2
Barthel M.
Zhang S.[32]
6-16-2
Stosur S.[24]
Davis L.
6-16-4
Kanepi K.
Parmentier P.
7-633-66-1
Vandeweghe C.
Vekic D.
2-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[15]
Tomljanovic A.
3-66-26-1
Pennetta F.[11]
Goerges J.
6-34-66-1
Rogers S.
Zanevska M.
6-46-3
Gibbs N.
Garcia C.
6-22-66-3
Dellacqua C.[29]
Mayr Achleitner P.
7-56-3
Pliskova K.
Meusburger Y.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.[8]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[3]
Mladenovic K.
6-16-0
Cetkovska P.
Koukalova K.
6-12-66-3
Krunic A.
Piter K.
6-46-1
Keys M.[27]
Gajdosova J.
6-06-3
Erakovic M.
Kuznetsova S.[20]
3-66-27-63
Vesnina E.
Chan Y.
6-07-5
Mchale C.
Scheepers C.
6-21-67-65
Azarenka V.[16]
Doi M.
6-736-46-1
Bellis C.
Cibulkova D.[12]
6-14-66-4
Diyas Z.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-2
Hercog P.
Svitolina E.
6-27-64
Makarova K.[17]
Min G.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Shvedova Y.
6-756-17-5
Cirstea S.
Watson H.
6-16-1
Bouchard E.[7]
Govortsova O.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[6]
Pervak K.
6-23-67-5
Kudryavtseva A.
Duan Y.
2-66-26-4
Bencic B.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-2
Nara K.[31]
Wozniak A.
6-26-1
Stephens S.[21]
Beck A.
6-06-3
Larsson J.
Razzano V.
6-06-0
Pironkova T.
Knapp K.
6-46-3
Jankovic J.[9]
Jovanovski B.
6-26-3
Safarova L.[14]
Babos T.
6-47-5
Zheng S.
Voegele S.
1-66-26-2
Peng S.
Zheng J.
6-36-3
Sharapova M.[5]
Kirilenko M.
6-46-0
Dulgheru A.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Brengle M.
Glushko J.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.[26]
Abanda F.
6-37-5
Petkovic A.[18]
Jabeur O.
7-671-66-3
Sasnovich A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-3
Williams V.[19]
Date Krumm K.
2-66-36-3
Lucic M.
Muguruza G.[25]
6-37-64
Peer S.
Konta J.
6-26-3
Cepelova J.
Torro Flor M.
2-67-56-1
Halep S.[2]
Collins D.
6-726-16-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Rybarikova M.
6-13-62-0
Bacsinszky T.
Bertens K.
6-774-3
Wang Q.
Kania P.
6-26-0
Puig M.
Smitkova T.
3-66-36-3
Radwanska A.[4]
Fichman S.
6-16-0
Cornet A.[22]
Hesse A.
6-16-2
King V.
Schiavone F.
6-33-66-3