Serena Williams vs Bethanie Mattek SandsUS Open Round of 32

US Open · WTA · Round of 32
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2015
hard
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
3-6 7-5 6-0
Mattek Sands B.
Williams S.
3762
Mattek Sands B.
6501

Serena Williams defeated Bethanie Mattek Sands 3-6 7-5 6-0 in the US Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-06-23WimbledonR16grassSerena Williams6-3 6-3
2006-07-17CincinnatiR16hardSerena Williams6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Mattek Sands B.

Mattek Sands B.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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%
58%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
75%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
18
Break points saved·Dominant
94
52
Break points won·Dominant
96
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
17
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
52

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
29°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

R128
Lepchenko V.
Flipkens K.
6-16-1
Williams S.[1]
Diatchenko V.
6-02-0
Halep S.[2]
Erakovic M.
6-23-0
Bertens K.
Lucic M.
3-66-46-2
Mattek Sands B.
Baindl K.
6-46-3
Vandeweghe C.
Stephens S.[29]
6-46-3
Keys M.[19]
Koukalova K.
6-26-4
Smitkova T.
Mitu C.
7-646-2
Radwanska A.[15]
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Bencic B.[12]
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-2
Falconi I.
Crawford S.
6-46-2
Williams V.[23]
Puig M.
6-46-776-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-5
Brengle M.
Zheng S.
6-25-77-5
Kasatkina D.
Saville D.
6-24-67-5
Konjuh A.
Maria T.
6-46-4
Jovanovski B.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Mladenovic K.
Kuznetsova S.[30]
6-37-5
Makarova K.[13]
Pereira T.
6-36-3
Allertova D.
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
6-17-65
Vinci R.
King V.
6-46-4
Dodin O.
Jankovic J.[21]
2-67-56-3
Bouchard E.[25]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-3
Hercog P.
Diyas Z.
6-27-5
Pegula J.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Ivanovic A.[7]
6-33-66-3
Schmiedlova A.[32]
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[9]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-4
Ostapenko J.
Beck A.
6-41-66-4
Rodina E.
Mrdeza T.
6-26-2
Stosur S.[22]
Babos T.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[26]
Gajdosova J.
6-13-66-1
Cetkovska P.
Mchale C.
4-66-46-3
Barthel M.
Pironkova T.
5-77-646-1
Azarenka V.[20]
Hradecka L.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Schiavone F.
6-36-1
Knapp K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-716-26-4
Kerber A.[11]
Dulgheru A.
6-36-1
Strycova B.
Bacsinszky T.[14]
7-56-0
Wang Q.
Sakkari M.
7-56-2
Lisicki S.[24]
Sasnovich A.
6-16-4
Nara K.
Cornet A.[27]
2-66-46-4
Bondarenko K.
Putintseva Y.
6-06-3
Tsurenko L.
Safarova L.[6]
6-46-1
Doi M.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Kovinic D.
Krunic A.
4-67-56-1
Govortsova O.
Begu I.[28]
6-10-67-63
Tatishvili A.
Pliskova K.[8]
6-26-1
Davis L.
Watson H.
7-637-60
Gibbs N.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-33-66-4
Vesnina E.
Robson L.
3-66-37-5
Wozniacki C.[4]
Loeb J.
6-26-0
Linette M.
Radwanska U.
7-636-1
Konta J.
Chirico L.
6-36-0
Rogers S.
Vickery S.
6-26-2
Errani S.[16]
Hibi M.
6-06-1
Kontaveit A.
Dellacqua C.
7-56-2
Kvitova P.[5]
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Giorgi C.
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Friedsam A.
6-16-1
Duque Marino M.
Kenin S.
6-36-1
Svitolina E.[17]
Kulichkova E.
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Panova A.
7-635-76-3
Petkovic A.[18]
Garcia C.
3-66-47-5