Serena Williams vs Christina Mchale — Rome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
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Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2016
clay
USA
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Williams S.
7-6 6-1
Mchale C.
Williams S.
7962
Mchale C.
6710

Serena Williams defeated Christina Mchale 7-6 6-1 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Serena Williams came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-06AucklandR16hardSerena Williams3-6 6-2 6-3
2016-06-27WimbledonR64grassSerena Williams6-7(7) 6-2 6-4
2016-03-21MiamiR64hardSerena Williams6-3 5-7 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

Mchale C.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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.Mchale C.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
1.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Mchale C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
0
Break points saved·Dominant
94
28
Break points won·Dominant
96
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Keys M.
7-656-3
Semi-finals
Keys M.
Muguruza G.[3]
7-656-4
Williams S.[1]
Begu I.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Keys M.
Strycova B.
6-44-66-3
Muguruza G.[3]
Bacsinszky T.[11]
7-56-2
Begu I.
Doi M.
6-27-63
Williams S.[1]
Kuznetsova S.[9]
6-26-0
R16
Keys M.
Babos T.
7-626-3
Williams S.[1]
Mchale C.
7-676-1
Strycova B.
Bouchard E.
6-16-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Ostapenko J.
6-16-4
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
5-77-56-2
Doi M.
Konta J.
4-67-56-2
Begu I.
Kasatkina D.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Saville D.
6-22-66-3
R32
Konta J.
Vinci R.[7]
6-06-4
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Stosur S.
6-46-4
Babos T.
Williams V.[12]
6-757-56-4
Doi M.
Safarova L.[10]
6-37-5
Begu I.
Azarenka V.[4]
6-36-2
Saville D.
Halep S.[6]
6-34-66-3
Williams S.[1]
Friedsam A.
6-46-3
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Tsurenko L.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Pereira T.
6-17-5
Kasatkina D.
Duque Marino M.
6-26-2
Bouchard E.
Kerber A.[2]
6-15-77-5
Strycova B.
Watson H.
6-46-2
Keys M.
Kvitova P.[5]
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Makarova K.
6-16-0
Ostapenko J.
Puig M.
6-16-1
Mchale C.
Ivanovic A.[13]
6-736-46-1
R64
Doi M.
Cornet A.
7-626-1
Kasatkina D.
Pliskova K.[16]
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-4
Makarova K.
Kovinic D.
6-26-2
Saville D.
Lisicki S.
6-17-63
Konta J.
Larsson J.
6-16-2
Strycova B.
Knapp K.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-1
Puig M.
Svitolina E.[15]
6-14-66-1
Pereira T.
Beck A.
6-47-66
Safarova L.[10]
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Williams V.[12]
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.[9]
Garcia C.
7-56-4
Keys M.
Petkovic A.
6-46-1
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Goerges J.
1-67-656-3
Bouchard E.
Jankovic J.
6-42-66-3
Watson H.
Errani S.[14]
6-43-66-0
Babos T.
Bertens K.
6-16-4
Duque Marino M.
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Stosur S.
Riske Amritraj A.
4-67-656-1
Friedsam A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-47-5
Begu I.
Gasparyan M.
6-36-0
Mchale C.
Giovine C.
6-12-66-2