Serena Williams vs Sabine Lisicki — Miami Quarter-final

Miami · WTA · Quarter-final
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2015
hard
GER27
Sabine Lisicki
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLWW
Williams S.
7-6 1-6 6-3
Lisicki S.
Williams S.
77162
Lisicki S.
64631

Serena Williams defeated Sabine Lisicki 7-6 1-6 6-3 in the Miami quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in three sets, 7–6 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-06-24WimbledonR16grassSabine Lisicki6-2 1-6 6-4
2012-04-02CharlestonQFclaySerena Williams4-1 RET
2011-07-25StanfordSFhardSerena Williams6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Lisicki S.

Lisicki S.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Lisicki S.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.7
5.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Lisicki S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
18
Break points saved·Dominant
94
68
Break points won·Dominant
96
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
14
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
65

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Petkovic A.[9]
6-36-3
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[3]
6-24-67-5
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Lisicki S.[27]
7-641-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Williams V.[16]
0-66-17-5
Petkovic A.[9]
Pliskova K.[14]
6-46-2
Halep S.[3]
Stephens S.
6-17-5
R16
Stephens S.
Bencic B.
6-47-65
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Radwanska A.[7]
5-76-06-4
Petkovic A.[9]
Makarova K.[8]
6-17-5
Pliskova K.[14]
Saville D.
6-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Kuznetsova S.[24]
6-26-3
Halep S.[3]
Pennetta F.[15]
6-37-5
Williams V.[16]
Wozniacki C.[4]
6-37-61
Lisicki S.[27]
Errani S.[11]
6-16-2
R32
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Cornet A.[22]
6-06-4
Williams V.[16]
Stosur S.[23]
6-47-63
Saville D.
Nara K.
6-07-65
Williams S.[1]
Bellis C.
6-16-1
Errani S.[11]
Muguruza G.[21]
4-66-46-1
Lisicki S.[27]
Ivanovic A.[5]
7-647-5
Halep S.[3]
Giorgi C.[30]
6-47-5
Stephens S.
Larsson J.
6-46-4
Bencic B.
Maria T.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.[4]
Kanepi K.
4-66-16-3
Petkovic A.[9]
Mladenovic K.
6-06-2
Pliskova K.[14]
Badosa P.
7-56-1
Radwanska A.[7]
Begu I.[31]
6-24-66-2
Makarova K.[8]
Svitolina E.[26]
6-06-4
Pennetta F.[15]
Azarenka V.
7-657-66
Kuznetsova S.[24]
Kerber A.[13]
6-33-66-3
R64
Badosa P.
Zheng S.
6-17-5
Mladenovic K.
Strycova B.[19]
7-56-2
Errani S.[11]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-17-65
Kuznetsova S.[24]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.[5]
Falconi I.
7-56-746-3
Maria T.
Bouchard E.[6]
6-07-64
Williams S.[1]
Niculescu M.
6-36-1
Bellis C.
Diyas Z.[29]
6-26-1
Muguruza G.[21]
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-3
Giorgi C.[30]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Jankovic J.[20]
6-16-1
Pennetta F.[15]
Pironkova T.
6-716-36-3
Larsson J.
Safarova L.[10]
7-656-2
Stephens S.
Keys M.[17]
6-46-2
Radwanska A.[7]
Schmiedlova A.
6-47-5
Begu I.[31]
Smitkova T.
5-76-46-4
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Voegele S.
6-36-1
Stosur S.[23]
Parmentier P.
6-13-66-0
Kanepi K.
Lepchenko V.[28]
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.[4]
Brengle M.
6-06-1
Makarova K.[8]
Knapp K.
6-16-3
Svitolina E.[26]
Jovanovski B.
6-37-63
Pliskova K.[14]
Beck A.
2-66-36-4
Saville D.
Sharapova M.[2]
7-646-3
Nara K.
Garcia C.[25]
6-37-69
Halep S.[3]
Vaidisova N.
6-42-66-1
Petkovic A.[9]
Mchale C.
6-26-2
Williams V.[16]
Radwanska U.
6-36-2
Bencic B.
Dellacqua C.[32]
6-24-66-2
Cornet A.[22]
Vesnina E.
6-46-1
Kerber A.[13]
Watson H.
7-53-66-4
Lisicki S.[27]
Goerges J.
7-616-756-4
R128
Pironkova T.
Baindl K.
6-46-3
Niculescu M.
Rogers S.
7-616-1
Watson H.
Rodina E.
3-66-17-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zvonareva V.
6-23-67-5
Karatantcheva S.
Davis L.
6-37-65
Vaidisova N.
Babos T.
6-17-64
Van Uytvanck A.
Rybarikova M.
7-52-66-0
Stephens S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-3
Bencic B.
Hantuchova D.
6-17-65
Maria T.
Vinci R.
7-696-3
Schmiedlova A.
Hercog P.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Dulgheru A.
6-46-2
Voegele S.
Flipkens K.
6-26-2
Radwanska U.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-726-3
Parmentier P.
Bertens K.
4-66-26-3
Brengle M.
Krunic A.
6-06-2
Knapp K.
Siniakova K.
6-26-0
Beck A.
Zhang S.
6-44-66-4
Nara K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-3
Goerges J.
Cepelova J.
6-16-0
Larsson J.
Shvedova Y.
6-47-64
Riske Amritraj A.
Lucic M.
6-46-0
Falconi I.
Puig M.
7-697-63
Saville D.
Erakovic M.
5-1
Mladenovic K.
Koukalova K.
6-46-4
Badosa P.
Cetkovska P.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Abanda F.
6-26-3
Bellis C.
De Vroome I.
6-26-2
Smitkova T.
Vikhlyantseva N.
0-67-56-2
Jovanovski B.
Barthel M.
3-66-36-2
Mchale C.
Cirstea S.
7-56-4
Azarenka V.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-3