Serena Williams vs Yulia PutintsevaRoland Garros Quarter-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Quarter-final
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 May 2016
clay
#84WTA
1805ELO
1740Clay ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
5-7 6-4 6-1
Putintseva Y.
Williams S.
5662
Putintseva Y.
7411

Serena Williams defeated Yulia Putintseva 5-7 6-4 6-1 in the Roland Garros quarter-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

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-03-07Indian WellsR32hardSerena Williams7-6(2) 6-0
2013-05-06MadridR64claySerena Williams7-6(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.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
1st serve in·Clear edge
60%
72%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
1.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
83
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Even
96
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
72

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
71

Putintseva Y.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
11°CDrizzle
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 92%

Draw

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