Serena Williams vs Roberta Vinci — Toronto Quarter-final

Toronto · WTA · Quarter-final
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2015
hard
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
Williams S.
6-4 6-3
Vinci R.
Williams S.
662
Vinci R.
430

Serena Williams defeated Roberta Vinci 6-4 6-3 in the Toronto quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-31US OpenSFhardRoberta Vinci2-6 6-4 6-4
2013-05-27Roland GarrosR16claySerena Williams6-1 6-3
2012-03-19MiamiR32hardSerena Williams6-2 6-1
2009-06-22WimbledonR32grassSerena Williams6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Vinci R.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Vinci R.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 137). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Vinci R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
56
Break points saved·Dominant
94
64
Break points won·Clear edge
96
72
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 72%

Draw

Final
Bencic B.
Halep S.[2]
7-656-743-0
Semi-finals
Bencic B.
Williams S.[1]
3-67-56-4
Halep S.[2]
Errani S.[15]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Vinci R.
6-46-3
Bencic B.
Ivanovic A.[5]
6-46-2
Errani S.[15]
Tsurenko L.
6-46-4
Halep S.[2]
Radwanska A.[6]
0-66-36-1
R16
Bencic B.
Lisicki S.
6-11-67-63
Williams S.[1]
Petkovic A.[16]
6-36-2
Ivanovic A.[5]
Hercog P.
6-26-3
Tsurenko L.
Witthoeft C.
6-36-4
Errani S.[15]
Azarenka V.
7-56-3
Radwanska A.[6]
Cornet A.
6-24-66-4
Halep S.[2]
Kerber A.[13]
6-35-76-4
Vinci R.
Saville D.
6-46-3
R32
Lisicki S.
Strycova B.
7-636-4
Hercog P.
Makarova K.[11]
6-26-727-5
Ivanovic A.[5]
Govortsova O.
6-47-64
Tsurenko L.
Muguruza G.[8]
7-56-1
Witthoeft C.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-45-76-3
Azarenka V.
Kvitova P.[3]
6-26-3
Radwanska A.[6]
Goerges J.
7-56-3
Kerber A.[13]
Puig M.
6-26-3
Cornet A.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-2
Williams S.[1]
Pennetta F.
2-66-36-0
Saville D.
Safarova L.[7]
4-67-57-5
Halep S.[2]
Jankovic J.
6-36-4
Errani S.[15]
Brengle M.
6-32-66-3
Petkovic A.[16]
Watson H.
6-46-3
Vinci R.
Lucic M.
6-36-3
Bencic B.
Wozniacki C.[4]
7-57-5
R64
Goerges J.
Diyas Z.
2-66-17-5
Hercog P.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-41-66-3
Lisicki S.
Williams V.[14]
6-06-3
Bencic B.
Bouchard E.
6-05-76-2
Saville D.
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Brengle M.
Zhao C.
6-16-1
Watson H.
Falconi I.
6-16-2
Petkovic A.[16]
Abanda F.
3-66-46-2
Cibulkova D.
Stephens S.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Garcia C.
7-646-2
Lucic M.
Pliskova K.[10]
3-67-656-2
Vinci R.
Knapp K.
6-06-0
Strycova B.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-4
Makarova K.[11]
Tatishvili A.
6-36-3
Govortsova O.
Begu I.
6-37-64
Tsurenko L.
Wickmayer Y.
6-37-63
Witthoeft C.
Vandeweghe C.
6-33-66-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
3-67-647-63
Azarenka V.
Svitolina E.
6-16-4
Cornet A.
Suarez Navarro C.[9]
6-36-726-4
Kerber A.[13]
Doi M.
6-06-1
Puig M.
Duque Marino M.
6-44-67-5
Pennetta F.
Dabrowski G.
6-46-1
Errani S.[15]
Mladenovic K.
5-76-16-0