Serena Williams vs Ana Ivanovic — Cincinnati Quarter-final

Cincinnati · WTA · Quarter-final
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 August 2015
hard
SRB6
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Williams S.
3-6 6-4 6-2
Ivanovic A.
Williams S.
3662
Ivanovic A.
6421

Serena Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the Cincinnati quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–1, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 9–1.

Key context

Head to head

8–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-10-20WTA FinalsRRhardSerena Williams6-4 6-4
2014-08-11CincinnatiFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-1
2014-07-28StanfordQFhardSerena Williams2-6 6-3 7-5
2014-05-12RomeSFclaySerena Williams6-1 3-6 6-1
2014-01-13Australian OpenR16hardAna Ivanovic4-6 6-3 6-3
2012-08-27US OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-1 6-3
2011-08-29US OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-3 6-4
2009-02-16DubaiQFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-4
2006-08-28US OpenR32hardSerena Williams6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.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.Ivanovic A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 65). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Ivanovic A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
62
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
84
Break points won·Slight edge
96
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[3]
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Svitolina E.[14]
6-46-3
Halep S.[3]
Jankovic J.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[14]
Safarova L.[7]
6-42-66-0
Halep S.[3]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-2
Jankovic J.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-2
Williams S.[1]
Ivanovic A.[6]
3-66-46-2
R16
Svitolina E.[14]
Garcia C.
6-06-3
Halep S.[3]
Petkovic A.[15]
4-66-46-2
Jankovic J.
Pliskova K.[8]
6-23-67-5
Schmiedlova A.
Lepchenko V.
6-33-66-4
Williams S.[1]
Knapp K.
6-06-2
Safarova L.[7]
Bencic B.
6-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Azarenka V.
1-63-0
Ivanovic A.[6]
Stephens S.
2-66-46-1
R32
Williams S.[1]
Pironkova T.
7-56-3
Knapp K.
Saville D.
6-46-1
Stephens S.
Barthel M.
3-67-616-2
Garcia C.
Kvitova P.[4]
7-54-66-2
Svitolina E.[14]
Bouchard E.
7-667-5
Bencic B.
Pennetta F.
6-16-4
Safarova L.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-06-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Shvedova Y.
2-66-36-2
Petkovic A.[15]
Giorgi C.
5-76-36-3
Jankovic J.
Keys M.
7-646-4
Lepchenko V.
Lucic M.
7-56-4
Ivanovic A.[6]
Williams V.
W/O
Pliskova K.[8]
Babos T.
6-47-5
Schmiedlova A.
Begu I.
6-16-3
Halep S.[3]
Mladenovic K.
7-55-76-4
R64
Knapp K.
Konjuh A.
7-56-1
Bencic B.
Kerber A.[11]
7-56-3
Bouchard E.
Bondarenko K.
7-627-65
Pironkova T.
Hradecka L.
7-53-66-1
Saville D.
Errani S.[16]
6-14-66-2
Stephens S.
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
6-16-2
Williams V.
Diyas Z.
7-666-4
Svitolina E.[14]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-24-66-0
Azarenka V.
Davis L.
6-16-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Vinci R.
6-30-66-2
Petkovic A.[15]
Goerges J.
6-46-2
Giorgi C.
Mchale C.
5-76-36-2
Babos T.
Stosur S.
7-664-67-5
Jankovic J.
Brengle M.
4-66-46-2
Keys M.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-46-3
Schmiedlova A.
Radwanska A.[13]
4-66-36-1
Begu I.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Lepchenko V.
Strycova B.
2-67-57-66
Garcia C.
Lisicki S.
3-66-36-4
Mladenovic K.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Dellacqua C.
2-66-37-64
Shvedova Y.
Muguruza G.[9]
6-47-60
Vandeweghe C.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-2