Serena Williams vs Victoria AzarenkaWimbledon Quarter-final

Wimbledon · WTA · Quarter-final
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 June 2015
grass
#433WTA
1875ELO
1720Grass ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Williams S.
3-6 6-2 6-3
Azarenka V.
Williams S.
3662
Azarenka V.
6231

Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the Wimbledon quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 15–5, defending last year's round of 32. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 16–5.

Key context

Head to head

155
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-31US OpenSFhardVictoria Azarenka1-6 6-3 6-3
2019-03-04Indian WellsR64hardSerena Williams7-5 6-3
2016-03-07Indian WellsFhardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-4
2015-05-25Roland GarrosR32claySerena Williams3-6 6-4 6-2
2015-05-04MadridR16claySerena Williams7-6(5) 3-6 7-6(1)
2013-12-30BrisbaneFhardSerena Williams6-4 7-5
2013-08-26US OpenFhardSerena Williams7-5 6-7(6) 6-1
2013-08-12CincinnatiFhardVictoria Azarenka2-6 6-2 7-6(6)
2013-05-13RomeFclaySerena Williams6-1 6-3
2013-02-11DohaFhardVictoria Azarenka7-6(6) 2-6 6-3
2012-10-22WTA ChampionshipsRRhardSerena Williams6-4 6-4
2012-08-27US OpenFhardSerena Williams6-2 2-6 7-5
2012-07-30OlympicsSFhardSerena Williams6-1 6-2
2012-06-25WimbledonSFgrassSerena Williams6-3 7-6(6)
2012-05-07MadridFclaySerena Williams6-1 6-3
2011-08-29US OpenR32hardSerena Williams6-1 7-6(5)
2011-08-08TorontoSFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-3
2010-01-18Australian OpenQFhardSerena Williams4-6 7-6(4) 6-2
2009-06-22WimbledonQFgrassSerena Williams6-2 6-3
2009-03-23MiamiFhardVictoria Azarenka6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving77% hold

wins 62% 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
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
95
91
Break points saved·Even
94
94
Break points won·Even
96
99
Deciding sets·Even
98
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
77

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
20°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw

R128
Sasnovich A.[15]
Zhu L.[30]
4-57-56-1
Watson H.
Garcia C.[32]
1-66-38-6
Svitolina E.[8]
Doi M.
3-66-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Gasparyan M.
6-46-1
Babos T.
Cetkovska P.
7-646-3
Errani S.[19]
Schiavone F.
6-25-76-1
Krunic A.
Vinci R.
6-26-4
Putintseva Y.
Erakovic M.
7-657-5
Williams V.[16]
Brengle M.
6-06-0
Ostapenko J.
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
6-26-0
Mladenovic K.
Dulgheru A.
6-26-1
Flipkens K.
Beck A.
0-66-36-4
Azarenka V.[23]
Kontaveit A.
6-26-1
Bencic B.[11]
Pironkova T.
3-66-16-3
Friedsam A.
Diatchenko V.
3-66-37-5
Mattek Sands B.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-2
Ivanovic A.[7]
Xu Y.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.[4]
Konta J.
6-26-2
Hogenkamp R.
Wang Q.
6-46-4
Tsurenko L.
Gibbs N.
6-36-3
Begu I.[29]
Saville D.
7-666-1
Diyas Z.
Pennetta F.[24]
6-32-66-4
Duque Marino M.
Broady N.
7-656-3
Petkovic A.[14]
Rogers S.
6-06-0
Pliskova K.[11]
Falconi I.
6-44-66-1
Vandeweghe C.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-2
Radwanska U.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-26-1
Stosur S.[22]
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Stephens S.
Strycova B.[27]
6-46-2
Davis L.
Hercog P.
6-47-63
Hsieh S.
Kanepi K.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.[5]
Zheng S.
7-56-0
Allertova D.
Siniakova K.[32]
6-24-66-3
Arruabarrena L.
Parmentier P.
6-46-2
Giorgi C.[31]
Pereira T.
7-646-3
Muguruza G.[20]
Lepchenko V.
6-46-1
Lucic M.
Shvedova Y.
7-56-757-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Barthel M.
6-737-646-2
Soler Espinosa S.
Karatantcheva S.
2-66-27-5
Mchale C.
Larsson J.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.[18]
Gajdosova J.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.[26]
Siegemund L.
6-36-4
Pliskova K.
Smitkova T.
3-67-57-5
Niculescu M.
Puig M.
5-76-36-1
Cepelova J.
Halep S.[3]
5-76-46-3
Makarova K.[8]
Vickery S.
6-26-4
Keys M.[26]
Voegele S.
6-766-36-4
Kulichkova E.
Wickmayer Y.
3-67-6610-8
Maria T.
Jovanovski B.
7-627-5
Duan Y.
Bouchard E.[12]
7-636-4
Radwanska A.[13]
Hradecka L.
6-36-2
Tomljanovic A.
Koukalova K.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.[28]
Vesnina E.
6-43-610-8
Rodina E.
Robson L.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.[2]
Bertens K.
6-16-0
Bacsinszky T.[15]
Goerges J.
6-27-5
Safarova L.[6]
Riske Amritraj A.
3-67-56-3
Dellacqua C.
Paszek T.
6-26-2
Kerber A.[10]
Witthoeft C.
6-06-0
Rybarikova M.
Knapp K.
7-663-0
Nara K.
Linette M.
3-66-34-3
Govortsova O.
Mitu C.
6-16-1
Hantuchova D.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-0
Cornet A.[25]
Konjuh A.
6-26-2