Serena Williams vs Venus Williams — US Open Quarter-final

US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2015
hard
Venus Williams
USA23
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Williams S.
6-2 1-6 6-3
Williams V.
Williams S.
6162
Williams V.
2631

Serena Williams defeated Venus Williams 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 13–7, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 14–7.

Key context

  • Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–2 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

13–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-10LexingtonR16hardSerena Williams3-6 6-3 6-4
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardSerena Williams6-1 6-2
2018-03-05Indian WellsR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2017-01-16Australian OpenFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-4
2015-06-29WimbledonR16grassSerena Williams6-4 6-3
2014-08-04MontrealSFhardVenus Williams6-7(2) 6-2 6-3
2013-04-01CharlestonSFclaySerena Williams6-1 6-2
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsFcarpetSerena Williams6-2 7-6(4)
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetSerena Williams5-7 6-4 7-6(4)
2009-06-22WimbledonFgrassSerena Williams7-6(3) 6-2
2009-03-23MiamiSFhardSerena Williams6-4 3-6 6-3
2009-02-16DubaiSFhardVenus Williams6-1 2-6 7-6(3)
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetVenus Williams5-7 6-1 6-0
2008-08-25US OpenQFhardSerena Williams7-6(6) 7-6(7)
2008-06-23WimbledonFgrassVenus Williams7-5 6-4
2008-03-03BangaloreSFhardSerena Williams6-3 3-6 7-6(4)
2005-08-29US OpenR16hardVenus Williams7-6(5) 6-2
2005-03-23MiamiQFhardVenus Williams6-1 7-6(8)
2003-06-23WimbledonFgrassSerena Williams4-6 6-4 6-2
2003-01-13Australian OpenFhardSerena Williams7-6(4) 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.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.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
83
Break points won·Clear edge
96
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
30
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
95
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams S.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Pennetta F.[26]
Vinci R.
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.[26]
Halep S.[2]
6-16-3
Vinci R.
Williams S.[1]
2-66-46-4
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[2]
Azarenka V.[20]
6-34-66-4
Pennetta F.[26]
Kvitova P.[5]
4-66-46-2
Williams S.[1]
Williams V.[23]
6-21-66-3
Vinci R.
Mladenovic K.
6-35-76-4
R16
Vinci R.
Bouchard E.[25]
W/O
Halep S.[2]
Lisicki S.[24]
6-767-56-2
Williams S.[1]
Keys M.[19]
6-36-3
Williams V.[23]
Kontaveit A.
6-26-1
Mladenovic K.
Makarova K.[13]
7-624-66-1
Kvitova P.[5]
Konta J.
7-56-3
Pennetta F.[26]
Stosur S.[22]
6-46-4
Azarenka V.[20]
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
R32
Williams S.[1]
Mattek Sands B.
3-67-56-0
Keys M.[19]
Radwanska A.[15]
6-36-2
Williams V.[23]
Bencic B.[12]
6-36-4
Kontaveit A.
Brengle M.
6-23-66-0
Bouchard E.[25]
Cibulkova D.
7-694-66-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Schmiedlova A.[32]
6-26-1
Konta J.
Petkovic A.[18]
7-626-3
Stosur S.[22]
Errani S.[16]
7-52-66-1
Pennetta F.[26]
Cetkovska P.
1-66-16-4
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.
1-66-36-4
Azarenka V.[20]
Kerber A.[11]
7-52-66-4
Lisicki S.[24]
Strycova B.
6-44-67-5
Makarova K.[13]
Svitolina E.[17]
6-37-5
Halep S.[2]
Rogers S.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.
Kasatkina D.
6-26-3
Vinci R.
Duque Marino M.
6-15-76-2
R64
Williams S.[1]
Bertens K.
7-656-3
Mattek Sands B.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Smitkova T.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.[15]
Linette M.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[12]
Doi M.
5-77-636-3
Williams V.[23]
Falconi I.
6-36-726-2
Kontaveit A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
7-56-4
Brengle M.
Tatishvili A.
6-36-2
Kasatkina D.
Konjuh A.
6-46-4
Mladenovic K.
Jovanovski B.
7-56-1
Svitolina E.[17]
Kanepi K.
6-36-4
Makarova K.[13]
Davis L.
6-16-2
Vinci R.
Allertova D.
2-66-36-1
Duque Marino M.
Dodin O.
6-15-76-2
Bouchard E.[25]
Hercog P.
6-36-726-3
Cibulkova D.
Pegula J.
5-77-56-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Gibbs N.
6-36-4
Schmiedlova A.[32]
Kovinic D.
6-45-76-4
Petkovic A.[18]
Vesnina E.
6-37-64
Konta J.
Muguruza G.[9]
7-646-746-2
Errani S.[16]
Ostapenko J.
0-66-46-3
Stosur S.[22]
Rodina E.
6-16-1
Kerber A.[11]
Knapp K.
7-56-2
Strycova B.
Wang Q.
6-24-67-5
Lisicki S.[24]
Giorgi C.
6-46-0
Rogers S.
Nara K.
6-46-4
Halep S.[2]
Bondarenko K.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[26]
Niculescu M.
6-16-4
Cetkovska P.
Wozniacki C.[4]
6-45-77-61
Lepchenko V.
Tsurenko L.
7-676-2
Barthel M.
Govortsova O.
2-66-26-4
Azarenka V.[20]
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-4
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