Serena Williams vs Madison Keys — Australian Open Semi-final

Australian Open · WTA · Semi-final
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2015
hard
Madison Keys
USA
Madison Keys
#22WTA
1987ELO
1920Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$24MCAREER
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWL
Williams S.
7-6 6-2
Keys M.
Williams S.
7762
Keys M.
6520

Serena Williams defeated Madison Keys 7-6 6-2 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-09RomeFclaySerena Williams7-6(5) 6-3
2015-08-31US OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-3 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Keys M.

Keys M.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.Keys M.
—
Serve
36
—
Return
29

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

Statistics

This season
Williams S.Keys M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Keys M.
Clutch Rating·Even
95
94
Break points saved·Even
94
96
Break points won·Slight edge
96
90
Deciding sets·Even
98
97
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.Keys M.
Freshness·
—
82

Keys M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Sharapova M.[2]
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.[2]
Makarova K.[10]
6-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Keys M.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Williams V.[18]
6-34-66-4
Sharapova M.[2]
Bouchard E.[7]
6-36-2
Makarova K.[10]
Halep S.[3]
6-46-0
Williams S.[1]
Cibulkova D.[11]
6-26-2
R16
Keys M.
Brengle M.
6-26-4
Williams S.[1]
Muguruza G.[24]
2-66-36-2
Cibulkova D.[11]
Azarenka V.
6-23-66-3
Williams V.[18]
Radwanska A.[6]
6-32-66-1
Makarova K.[10]
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-2
Bouchard E.[7]
Begu I.
6-15-76-2
Sharapova M.[2]
Peng S.[21]
6-36-0
R32
Williams S.[1]
Svitolina E.[26]
4-66-26-0
Muguruza G.[24]
Bacsinszky T.
6-34-66-0
Azarenka V.
Strycova B.[25]
6-46-4
Williams V.[18]
Giorgi C.
4-67-636-1
Goerges J.
Hradecka L.
7-667-5
Makarova K.[10]
Pliskova K.[22]
6-46-4
Halep S.[3]
Mattek Sands B.
6-47-5
Radwanska A.[6]
Lepchenko V.[30]
6-07-5
Bouchard E.[7]
Garcia C.
7-56-0
Begu I.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Errani S.[14]
4-66-46-3
Cibulkova D.[11]
Cornet A.[19]
7-56-2
Peng S.[21]
Shvedova Y.
7-676-3
Sharapova M.[2]
Diyas Z.[31]
6-16-1
Keys M.
Kvitova P.[4]
6-47-5
Brengle M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-2
R64
Muguruza G.[24]
Hantuchova D.
6-11-66-0
Svitolina E.[26]
Gibbs N.
7-637-66
Shvedova Y.
Puig M.
6-27-66
Radwanska A.[6]
Larsson J.
6-06-1
Mattek Sands B.
Mladenovic K.
7-637-66
Williams S.[1]
Zvonareva V.
7-56-0
Bacsinszky T.
Tatishvili A.
6-756-36-2
Strycova B.[25]
Chang K.
6-17-5
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.[8]
6-46-2
Keys M.
Dellacqua C.[29]
2-66-16-1
Vandeweghe C.
Stosur S.[20]
6-46-4
Giorgi C.
Smitkova T.
6-16-4
Lepchenko V.[30]
Tomljanovic A.
6-17-61
Goerges J.
Koukalova K.
6-34-66-2
Pliskova K.[22]
Dodin O.
7-55-76-4
Makarova K.[10]
Vinci R.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Arruabarrena L.
6-44-66-4
Bouchard E.[7]
Bertens K.
6-06-3
Witthoeft C.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Kvitova P.[4]
Barthel M.
6-26-4
Diyas Z.[31]
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-28-6
Hradecka L.
Hercog P.
4-66-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Gajdosova J.
6-26-2
Cornet A.[19]
Allertova D.
6-46-726-2
Garcia C.
Voegele S.
6-36-4
Peng S.[21]
Rybarikova M.
6-16-1
Brengle M.
Falconi I.
6-16-3
Sharapova M.[2]
Panova A.
6-14-67-5
Williams V.[18]
Davis L.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.[11]
Pironkova T.
6-26-0
Errani S.[14]
Soler Espinosa S.
7-636-3
Begu I.
Siniakova K.
7-56-4
R128
Davis L.
Krunic A.
6-17-5
Williams S.[1]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-06-4
Zvonareva V.
Jabeur O.
6-26-3
Gibbs N.
Rogowska O.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[26]
Putintseva Y.
6-37-5
Bacsinszky T.
Jankovic J.[15]
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.[11]
Flipkens K.
3-66-36-1
Allertova D.
Oprandi R.
6-06-2
Chang K.
Zheng J.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Stephens S.
6-36-2
Kvitova P.[4]
Hogenkamp R.
6-16-4
Barthel M.
Vekic D.
3-66-46-2
Keys M.
Tsurenko L.
6-37-5
Vandeweghe C.
Schiavone F.
6-26-2
Falconi I.
Kanepi K.
2-66-47-5
Brengle M.
Petkovic A.[13]
5-77-646-3
Smitkova T.
Lucic M.
6-16-1
Lepchenko V.[30]
Diatchenko V.
6-36-3
Tomljanovic A.
Rogers S.
4-66-46-0
Larsson J.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-46-3
Radwanska A.[6]
Nara K.
6-36-0
Pliskova K.[22]
Rodina E.
7-56-1
Dodin O.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-653-66-3
Errani S.[14]
Min G.
6-16-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Beck A.
7-56-4
Arruabarrena L.
Voracova R.
6-16-2
Mladenovic K.
Lisicki S.[28]
4-66-46-2
Gajdosova J.
Dulgheru A.
6-36-4
Mchale C.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-41-612-10
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.[16]
6-42-68-6
Puig M.
Rodionova A.
6-06-3
Rybarikova M.
Konjuh A.
6-46-4
Peng S.[21]
Maria T.
6-47-5
Schmiedlova A.
Scheepers C.
6-44-66-2
Hradecka L.
Ivanovic A.[5]
1-66-36-2
Voegele S.
Parmentier P.
6-13-66-2
Strycova B.[25]
Babos T.
6-46-4
Pironkova T.
Watson H.
6-46-0
Witthoeft C.
Suarez Navarro C.[17]
6-36-1
Begu I.
Kerber A.[9]
6-40-66-1
Makarova K.[10]
Mestach A.
6-26-2
Dellacqua C.[29]
Meusburger Y.
6-46-0
Muguruza G.[24]
Erakovic M.
7-56-0
Giorgi C.
Pennetta F.[12]
4-66-26-3
Wozniacki C.[8]
Townsend T.
7-616-2
Stosur S.[20]
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Sharapova M.[2]
Martic P.
6-46-1
Bertens K.
Saville D.
7-685-76-2
Hercog P.
Wang Q.
3-66-36-2
Cornet A.[19]
Zhang S.
6-36-2
Diyas Z.[31]
Radwanska U.
3-66-46-2
Halep S.[3]
Knapp K.
6-36-2
Williams V.[18]
Torro Flor M.
6-26-2
Tatishvili A.
Date Krumm K.
7-56-4
Koukalova K.
Hunter S.
7-56-4
Hantuchova D.
Zheng S.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[23]
4-66-36-3
Panova A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-0
Vinci R.
Jovanovski B.
7-56-1
Mattek Sands B.
Duan Y.
6-43-66-3
Bouchard E.[7]
Friedsam A.
6-26-4
Siniakova K.
Vesnina E.
6-27-5
Garcia C.
Kuznetsova S.[27]
6-46-2
Goerges J.
Bencic B.[32]
6-26-1