Serena Williams vs Elena Vesnina — Wimbledon Semi-final

Wimbledon · WTA · Semi-final
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Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 June 2016
grass
RUS
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
Williams S.
6-2 6-0
Vesnina E.
Williams S.
662
Vesnina E.
200

Serena Williams defeated Elena Vesnina 6-2 6-0 in the Wimbledon semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-30BeijingR64hardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2012-05-07MadridR64claySerena Williams6-3 6-1
2012-04-02CharlestonR32claySerena Williams6-3 6-4
2008-08-25US OpenR64hardSerena Williams6-1 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

Vesnina E.serving77% hold

wins 62% 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.Vesnina E.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
2.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 135). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Vesnina E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
55
Break points saved·Clear edge
94
77
Break points won·Dominant
96
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
29

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Kerber A.[4]
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Vesnina E.
6-26-0
Kerber A.[4]
Williams V.[8]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
6-46-4
Vesnina E.
Cibulkova D.[19]
6-26-2
Kerber A.[4]
Halep S.[5]
7-57-62
Williams V.[8]
Shvedova Y.
7-656-2
R16
Halep S.[5]
Keys M.[26]
6-756-46-3
Williams S.[1]
Kuznetsova S.[13]
7-56-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
Vandeweghe C.[27]
6-36-3
Cibulkova D.[19]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-35-79-7
Vesnina E.
Makarova K.
5-76-19-7
Kerber A.[4]
Doi M.
6-36-1
Williams V.[8]
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
7-636-4
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.[28]
6-26-4
R32
Radwanska A.[3]
Siniakova K.[32]
6-36-1
Williams S.[1]
Beck A.
6-36-0
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Stephens S.[18]
6-716-28-6
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
Bacsinszky T.[11]
6-36-2
Vandeweghe C.[27]
Vinci R.[6]
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.[19]
Bouchard E.
6-46-3
Makarova K.
Strycova B.[24]
6-46-2
Vesnina E.
Boserup J.
7-57-5
Halep S.[5]
Bertens K.[26]
6-46-3
Keys M.[26]
Cornet A.
6-45-76-2
Doi M.
Friedsam A.
7-616-3
Kerber A.[4]
Witthoeft C.
7-6116-1
Williams V.[8]
Kasatkina D.[29]
7-54-610-8
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Erakovic M.
6-26-2
Shvedova Y.
Lisicki S.
7-626-1
Safarova L.[28]
Cepelova J.
4-66-112-10
R64
Beck A.
Sasnovich A.[15]
6-26-1
Siniakova K.[32]
Garcia C.[30]
4-66-46-1
Keys M.[26]
Flipkens K.
6-44-66-3
Friedsam A.
Alexandrova E.[18]
6-47-61
Shvedova Y.
Svitolina E.[8]
6-23-66-4
Williams S.[1]
Mchale C.
6-776-26-4
Stephens S.[18]
Minella M.
3-67-668-6
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Moore T.
6-12-66-3
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Niculescu M.
4-66-26-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
Putintseva Y.
7-56-1
Vandeweghe C.[27]
Babos T.
6-26-3
Vinci R.[6]
Duan Y.
6-37-5
Radwanska A.[3]
Konjuh A.
6-24-69-7
Cibulkova D.[19]
Saville D.
6-36-2
Makarova K.
Kvitova P.[10]
7-57-65
Strycova B.[24]
Rodina E.
6-46-0
Halep S.[5]
Schiavone F.
6-16-1
Bertens K.[26]
Barthel M.
6-46-4
Cornet A.
Errani S.[20]
7-647-5
Doi M.
Pliskova K.[15]
7-656-3
Witthoeft C.
Nara K.
6-36-0
Kerber A.[4]
Lepchenko V.
6-16-4
Williams V.[8]
Sakkari M.
7-54-66-3
Kasatkina D.[29]
Arruabarrena L.
7-696-3
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Allertova D.
3-66-26-1
Lisicki S.
Stosur S.[14]
6-46-2
Safarova L.[28]
Crawford S.
6-36-4
Cepelova J.
Muguruza G.[2]
6-36-2
Erakovic M.
Jankovic J.[22]
4-67-618-6
Boserup J.
Bencic B.[11]
6-41-0
Bouchard E.
Konta J.[16]
6-31-66-1
Vesnina E.
Petkovic A.[32]
7-56-3
R128
Beck A.
Watson H.
3-66-012-10
Sasnovich A.[15]
Mladenovic K.[31]
6-36-3
Svitolina E.[8]
Broady N.
6-26-3
Siniakova K.[32]
Parmentier P.
6-37-5
Kvitova P.[10]
Cirstea S.[17]
6-06-4
Bencic B.[11]
Pironkova T.
6-26-3
Keys M.[26]
Siegemund L.
6-36-1
Williams S.[1]
Sadikovic A.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Hantuchova D.
7-56-2
Stephens S.[18]
Peng S.
7-656-2
Moore T.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.[13]
Wozniacki C.
7-56-4
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Kumkhum L.
6-46-2
Niculescu M.
Krunic A.
6-16-4
Putintseva Y.
Melnikova M.
7-56-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[21]
Hsieh S.
7-51-66-1
Vandeweghe C.[27]
Bondarenko K.
6-27-63
Babos T.
Swan K.
6-26-3
Duan Y.
Pliskova K.
6-33-67-5
Vinci R.[6]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-25-76-3
Radwanska A.[3]
Baindl K.
6-26-1
Konjuh A.
Knapp K.
6-36-3
Garcia C.[30]
Buyukakcay C.
6-26-3
Cibulkova D.[19]
Lucic M.
7-56-3
Bouchard E.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-4
Konta J.[16]
Puig M.
6-17-5
Makarova K.
Larsson J.
6-14-66-1
Rodina E.
Tsurenko L.
6-37-5
Strycova B.[24]
Kontaveit A.
4-66-46-4
Vesnina E.
Paszek T.
7-56-2
Boserup J.
Maria T.
6-40-66-2
Halep S.[5]
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-1
Schiavone F.
Sevastova A.
7-676-4
Barthel M.
Kovinic D.
6-27-63
Bertens K.[26]
Ostapenko J.
6-36-2
Errani S.[20]
Tig P.
6-46-4
Cornet A.
Hercog P.
6-36-0
Flipkens K.
Gibbs N.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.[15]
Wickmayer Y.
6-20-68-6
Witthoeft C.
Begu I.[25]
6-16-4
Nara K.
Brengle M.
6-26-756-3
Lepchenko V.
Pereira T.
5-77-636-2
Williams V.[8]
Vekic D.[31]
7-636-4
Sakkari M.
Zheng S.
6-36-2
Arruabarrena L.
Govortsova O.
6-21-68-6
Kasatkina D.[29]
Duval V.
6-07-5
Jankovic J.[22]
Voegele S.
6-26-2
Erakovic M.
Falconi I.
4-66-310-8
Suarez Navarro C.[12]
Zhang S.
6-34-66-4
Stosur S.[14]
Linette M.
7-56-3
Shvedova Y.
Goerges J.
7-56-4
Safarova L.[28]
Mattek Sands B.
6-777-637-5
Crawford S.
Kania P.
7-56-3
Cepelova J.
Duque Marino M.
7-57-5
Muguruza G.[2]
Giorgi C.
6-25-76-4
Friedsam A.
Diyas Z.
6-46-0
Minella M.
Tatishvili A.
7-53-0
Allertova D.
Gasparyan M.
6-33-0
Kerber A.[4]
Robson L.
6-26-2
Doi M.
Chirico L.
6-16-2
Saville D.
Wang Q.
2-66-36-4
Petkovic A.[32]
Hibino N.
3-67-56-2
Alexandrova E.[18]
Ivanovic A.[23]
6-27-5
Lisicki S.
Rogers S.
6-16-3