Victoria Azarenka vs Serena Williams — Indian Wells Final

Indian Wells · WTA · Final
Victoria Azarenka
BLR13
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016
hard
USA1
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Azarenka V.
6-4 6-4
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
662
Williams S.
440

Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 16–4, defending last year's semi-final. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 16–5.

Key context

  • Match story: Victoria Azarenka edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

4–16
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-31US OpenSFhardVictoria Azarenka1-6 6-3 6-3
2019-03-04Indian WellsR64hardSerena Williams7-5 6-3
2015-06-29WimbledonQFgrassSerena Williams3-6 6-2 6-3
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
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

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
Azarenka V.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
7.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 153). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
10°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.[13]
Williams S.[1]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.[13]
Pliskova K.[18]
7-611-66-2
Williams S.[1]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-47-61
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[18]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Rybarikova M.
6-06-0
Radwanska A.[3]
Kvitova P.[8]
6-27-63
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[5]
6-46-3
R16
Halep S.[5]
Strycova B.
6-31-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Konta J.[25]
7-623-66-3
Kasatkina D.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Stosur S.[26]
6-14-66-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Jankovic J.[19]
6-36-3
Williams S.[1]
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Gibbs N.
4-66-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Vinci R.[9]
6-22-0
R32
Konta J.[25]
Allertova D.
6-46-1
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Bouchard E.
6-25-76-2
Kasatkina D.
Puig M.
6-43-67-62
Stosur S.[26]
Mchale C.
6-42-66-4
Azarenka V.[13]
Zhang S.
6-46-3
Vinci R.[9]
Svitolina E.[17]
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Larsson J.
6-34-67-5
Gibbs N.
Shvedova Y.
6-06-4
Jankovic J.[19]
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Niculescu M.[32]
6-26-1
Strycova B.
Nara K.
3-66-16-2
Bondarenko K.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-47-67
Williams S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
7-626-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Ivanovic A.[14]
6-26-0
Rybarikova M.
Bencic B.[7]
6-43-66-3
Halep S.[5]
Makarova K.[30]
6-26-4
R64
Allertova D.
Kerber A.[2]
7-57-5
Konta J.[25]
Brengle M.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Rogers S.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.[14]
Giorgi C.
2-66-27-65
Bouchard E.
Stephens S.[21]
7-57-5
Puig M.
Schmiedlova A.[28]
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.
Friedsam A.
7-56-3
Mchale C.
Muguruza G.[4]
7-56-1
Stosur S.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
2-66-47-66
Zhang S.
Wozniacki C.[20]
4-67-687-5
Azarenka V.[13]
Diyas Z.
6-36-2
Vinci R.[9]
Gasparyan M.
6-36-777-65
Svitolina E.[17]
Beck A.
4-67-606-1
Bencic B.[7]
Davis L.
6-33-66-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Kovinic D.
6-34-67-65
Larsson J.
Lisicki S.[29]
5-76-46-2
Gibbs N.
Keys M.[23]
6-36-3
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.[11]
6-36-4
Vandeweghe C.
Kuznetsova S.[16]
6-46-3
Jankovic J.[19]
Witthoeft C.
6-16-3
Niculescu M.[32]
Watson H.
6-42-66-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Cibulkova D.
6-33-67-5
Halep S.[5]
King V.
6-16-1
Makarova K.[30]
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Strycova B.
Petkovic A.[22]
5-76-47-5
Nara K.
Williams V.[10]
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
6-26-716-4
Putintseva Y.
Mladenovic K.[27]
6-46-4
Williams S.[1]
Siegemund L.
6-26-1
Tsurenko L.
Errani S.[15]
6-46-3
Rybarikova M.
Saville D.[31]
2-67-56-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Pironkova T.
6-26-1
R128
Puig M.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
Allertova D.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-1
Brengle M.
Doi M.
6-17-5
Rogers S.
Duque Marino M.
6-14-66-3
Giorgi C.
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Pironkova T.
Vekic D.
6-27-5
Bouchard E.
Ozaki R.
2-66-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Garcia C.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Hercog P.
0-66-46-4
Diyas Z.
Loeb J.
6-16-4
Gasparyan M.
Govortsova O.
6-16-3
Beck A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-2
Larsson J.
Maria T.
6-47-63
Gibbs N.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-0
Shvedova Y.
Pliskova K.
6-36-737-5
Vandeweghe C.
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Witthoeft C.
Falconi I.
0-66-46-4
Watson H.
Voskoboeva G.
7-644-66-1
Cibulkova D.
Siniakova K.
6-26-0
King V.
Townsend T.
6-26-3
Hradecka L.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-646-2
Strycova B.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-3
Nara K.
Pereira T.
6-16-2
Tsurenko L.
Babos T.
7-56-4
Bondarenko K.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-726-2
Putintseva Y.
Peng S.
6-06-1
Siegemund L.
Begu I.
3-66-46-4
Zhang S.
Parmentier P.
7-650-0
Davis L.
Hibino N.
6-26-4
Kovinic D.
Crawford S.
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Robson L.
7-636-2