Serena Williams vs Kiki Bertens — Roland Garros Semi-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Semi-final
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Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2016
clay
NED
Kiki Bertens
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLL
Williams S.
7-6 6-4
Bertens K.
Williams S.
7962
Bertens K.
6740

Serena Williams defeated Kiki Bertens 7-6 6-4 in the Roland Garros semi-final on clay. 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

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-05Indian WellsR64hardSerena Williams7-6(5) 7-5
2015-08-31US OpenR64hardSerena Williams7-6(5) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

Bertens K.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Bertens K.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.3
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Bertens K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
71
Break points won·Slight edge
96
89
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
53

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
11°CDrizzle
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 92%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[4]
Williams S.[1]
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Bertens K.
7-676-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Stosur S.[21]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
5-76-46-1
Bertens K.
Bacsinszky T.[8]
7-56-2
Stosur S.[21]
Pironkova T.
6-47-66
Muguruza G.[4]
Rogers S.
7-56-3
R16
Putintseva Y.
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
7-57-5
Rogers S.
Begu I.[25]
6-36-4
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Williams V.[9]
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[13]
6-36-4
Pironkova T.
Radwanska A.[2]
2-66-36-3
Stosur S.[21]
Halep S.[6]
7-606-3
Williams S.[1]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-16-1
Bertens K.
Keys M.[19]
7-646-3
R32
Williams V.[9]
Cornet A.
7-651-66-0
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
6-16-4
Bertens K.
Kasatkina D.[29]
6-23-610-8
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Cibulkova D.[22]
6-43-66-1
Putintseva Y.
Knapp K.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.[2]
Strycova B.[30]
6-26-766-2
Begu I.[25]
Beck A.
6-42-66-1
Stosur S.[21]
Safarova L.[11]
6-36-707-5
Williams S.[1]
Mladenovic K.
6-47-610
Muguruza G.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-0
Pironkova T.
Stephens S.
6-26-1
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Parmentier P.
6-46-2
Rogers S.
Kvitova P.[10]
6-06-736-0
Keys M.[19]
Puig M.
7-636-3
Halep S.[6]
Osaka N.[16]
4-66-26-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Ivanovic A.[14]
6-46-4
R64
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Buyukakcay C.
6-34-66-1
Beck A.
Bondarenko K.
4-66-37-5
Wickmayer Y.
Makarova K.[27]
2-66-26-2
Safarova L.[11]
Golubic V.
6-26-2
Pironkova T.
Larsson J.
7-57-66
Radwanska A.[2]
Garcia C.
6-26-4
Knapp K.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Bouchard E.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.[10]
Hsieh S.
6-46-1
Ivanovic A.[14]
Nara K.
7-56-1
Cibulkova D.[22]
Konjuh A.
6-43-66-0
Williams V.[9]
Chirico L.
6-26-1
Cornet A.
Maria T.
6-36-756-4
Bertens K.
Giorgi C.
6-46-1
Begu I.[25]
Vandeweghe C.
6-747-6410-8
Stosur S.[21]
Zhang S.
6-36-4
Parmentier P.
Falconi I.
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[4]
Georges M.
6-26-0
Strycova B.[30]
Hercog P.
6-46-4
Rogers S.
Vesnina E.
6-46-2
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Wang Q.
6-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Petkovic A.[28]
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Watson H.
6-16-3
Puig M.
Goerges J.
7-56-747-5
Stephens S.
Cepede Royg V.
7-606-1
Williams S.[1]
Pereira T.
6-26-1
Kasatkina D.[29]
Razzano V.
3-66-16-3
Mladenovic K.
Babos T.
6-46-3
Halep S.[6]
Diyas Z.
7-656-2
Keys M.[19]
Duque Marino M.
6-36-2
Osaka N.[16]
Lucic M.
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Townsend T.
6-36-0
R128
Nara K.
Allertova D.
5-76-32-0
Williams V.[9]
Kontaveit A.
7-657-64
Knapp K.
Azarenka V.[5]
6-36-764-0
Vandeweghe C.
Broady N.
6-43-66-3
Hsieh S.
Arruabarrena L.
7-666-3
Lucic M.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-2
Stosur S.[21]
Doi M.
6-24-66-3
Stephens S.
Gasparyan M.
6-46-3
Pironkova T.
Errani S.[16]
6-36-2
Strycova B.[30]
Hradecka L.
6-47-5
Hercog P.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-47-64
Sevastova A.
Vickery S.
6-26-2
Kasatkina D.[29]
Friedsam A.
6-14-66-3
Bouchard E.
Siegemund L.
6-26-2
Konjuh A.
Rodionova A.
6-26-3
Razzano V.
Soylu I.
4-66-16-0
Townsend T.
Hesse A.
6-26-1
Petkovic A.[28]
Robson L.
6-26-2
Babos T.
Crawford S.
6-46-0
Parmentier P.
Niculescu M.[31]
6-27-62
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-0
Kvitova P.[10]
Kovinic D.
6-24-67-5
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Shvedova Y.
4-66-16-4
Giorgi C.
Lim A.
6-36-2
Georges M.
Mchale C.
6-776-06-3
Safarova L.[11]
Diatchenko V.
6-06-2
Ivanovic A.[14]
Dodin O.
6-05-76-2
Falconi I.
Barthel M.
6-40-66-2
Diyas Z.
Witthoeft C.
2-66-46-2
Maria T.
Jankovic J.[23]
6-33-66-3
Zhang S.
Voskoboeva G.
7-56-2
Beck A.
Zanevska M.
6-16-2
Cepede Royg V.
Lisicki S.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[2]
Jovanovski B.
6-06-2
Chirico L.
Davis L.
6-22-68-6
Bacsinszky T.[8]
Soler Espinosa S.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Siniakova K.
6-24-66-2
Larsson J.
Linette M.
6-34-67-5
Williams S.[1]
Rybarikova M.
6-26-0
Duque Marino M.
Saville D.
5-76-46-4
Vesnina E.
Brengle M.
6-26-3
Makarova K.[27]
Lepchenko V.
5-76-46-3
Begu I.[25]
Mattek Sands B.
5-76-16-3
Goerges J.
Konta J.[20]
6-26-3
Golubic V.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-21-66-2
Cibulkova D.[22]
Zheng S.
6-36-1
Bertens K.
Kerber A.[3]
6-23-66-3
Watson H.
Gibbs N.
5-76-26-2
Mladenovic K.
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Garcia C.
Tsurenko L.
6-37-5
Putintseva Y.
Wozniak A.
6-16-1
Cornet A.
Flipkens K.
6-16-0
Pereira T.
Pliskova K.
7-53-69-7
Wang Q.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-06-0
Puig M.
Govortsova O.
7-56-3
Bondarenko K.
Vinci R.[7]
6-16-3
Wickmayer Y.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-3
Muguruza G.[4]
Schmiedlova A.
3-66-36-3
Halep S.[6]
Hibino N.
6-26-0
Buyukakcay C.
Sasnovich A.[14]
5-77-626-2
Rogers S.
Pliskova K.[20]
3-66-46-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Cirstea S.[18]
6-16-3
Osaka N.[16]
Ostapenko J.[29]
6-47-5
Keys M.[19]
Vekic D.
6-36-2