Serena Williams vs Belinda Bencic — Australian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
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Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017
hard
Belinda Bencic
SUI
Belinda Bencic
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Williams S.
6-4 6-3
Bencic B.
Williams S.
662
Bencic B.
430

Serena Williams defeated Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Serena Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-08-08TorontoR32hardBelinda Bencic6-2 6-4
2015-08-10TorontoSFhardBelinda Bencic3-6 7-5 6-4
2014-05-05MadridR64claySerena Williams6-2 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.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

Serve & return on hard

Williams S.Bencic B.
—
Serve
57
—
Return
55

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Williams S.Bencic B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (109 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Bencic B.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
95
88
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Even
96
94
Deciding sets·Even
98
98
Tiebreaks·Even
95
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams S.Bencic B.
Freshness·
—
85

Bencic B.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[2]
Williams V.[13]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Williams V.[13]
Vandeweghe C.
6-736-26-3
Williams S.[2]
Lucic M.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Vandeweghe C.
Muguruza G.[7]
6-46-0
Williams V.[13]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
6-47-63
Lucic M.
Pliskova K.[5]
6-43-66-4
Williams S.[2]
Konta J.[9]
6-26-3
R16
Vandeweghe C.
Kerber A.[1]
6-26-3
Muguruza G.[7]
Cirstea S.
6-26-3
Williams V.[13]
Barthel M.
6-37-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[5]
Saville D.[22]
6-36-3
Lucic M.
Brady J.
6-46-2
Konta J.[9]
Makarova K.[30]
6-16-4
Williams S.[2]
Strycova B.[16]
7-56-4
R32
Kerber A.[1]
Pliskova K.
6-06-4
Vandeweghe C.
Bouchard E.
6-43-67-5
Cirstea S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-27-62
Muguruza G.[7]
Sevastova A.[32]
6-46-2
Barthel M.
Barty A.
6-43-66-3
Williams V.[13]
Duan Y.
6-16-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Svitolina E.[11]
7-54-66-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Jankovic J.
6-45-79-7
Pliskova K.[5]
Ostapenko J.
4-66-010-8
Saville D.[22]
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-35-76-4
Brady J.
Vesnina E.[14]
7-646-2
Lucic M.
Sakkari M.
3-66-26-3
Makarova K.[30]
Cibulkova D.[6]
6-26-736-3
Konta J.[9]
Wozniacki C.[17]
6-36-1
Strycova B.[16]
Garcia C.[21]
6-27-5
Williams S.[2]
Gibbs N.
6-16-3
R64
Kerber A.[1]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-736-2
Pliskova K.
Begu I.[27]
6-47-68
Bouchard E.
Peng S.
7-656-2
Vandeweghe C.
Parmentier P.
6-47-65
Cirstea S.
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
7-616-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Zhang S.[20]
7-674-66-1
Sevastova A.[32]
Kucova K.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[7]
Crawford S.
7-56-4
Barty A.
Rogers S.
7-56-1
Barthel M.
Puig M.[29]
6-46-4
Duan Y.
Lepchenko V.
6-13-610-8
Williams V.[13]
Voegele S.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[11]
Boserup J.
6-46-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-26-2
Jankovic J.
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Fourlis J.
6-26-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Blinkova A.
6-06-2
Ostapenko J.
Putintseva Y.[31]
6-36-1
Saville D.[22]
Konjuh A.
6-21-66-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Kovinic D.
6-17-65
Vesnina E.[14]
Minella M.
6-36-3
Brady J.
Watson H.
2-67-6310-8
Sakkari M.
Cornet A.[28]
7-54-66-1
Lucic M.
Radwanska A.[3]
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.[6]
Hsieh S.
6-47-68
Wozniacki C.[17]
Vekic D.
6-16-3
Konta J.[9]
Osaka N.
6-46-2
Strycova B.[16]
Petkovic A.
6-07-5
Garcia C.[21]
Dodin O.
6-736-46-4
Gibbs N.
Falconi I.
6-46-1
Williams S.[2]
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Makarova K.[30]
Errani S.
6-23-2
R128
Sevastova A.[32]
Hibino N.
6-4
Kerber A.[1]
Tsurenko L.
6-25-76-2
Begu I.[27]
Shvedova Y.
5-76-36-4
Peng S.
Kasatkina D.[23]
6-07-65
Bouchard E.
Chirico L.
6-06-4
Parmentier P.
Doi M.
7-57-5
Vandeweghe C.
Vinci R.[15]
6-17-63
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Cepelova J.
6-26-2
Cirstea S.
Khromacheva I.
6-26-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Brengle M.
7-56-3
Zhang S.[20]
Sasnovich A.
6-06-3
Kucova K.
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Crawford S.
Davis L.
4-66-36-0
Muguruza G.[7]
Erakovic M.
7-56-4
Rogers S.
Halep S.[4]
6-36-1
Barty A.
Beck A.
6-47-5
Puig M.[29]
Tig P.
6-06-1
Lepchenko V.
Bertens K.[19]
7-57-65
Voegele S.
Nara K.
2-66-26-3
Svitolina E.[11]
Voskoboeva G.
6-06-2
Boserup J.
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
King V.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Rodina E.
6-17-62
Goerges J.
Siniakova K.
3-66-36-4
Fourlis J.
Tatishvili A.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Duque Marino M.
6-06-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-0
Ostapenko J.
Zhu L.
6-46-0
Konjuh A.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-2
Kovinic D.
Zheng S.
6-06-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Giorgi C.
6-43-67-5
Minella M.
Linette M.
7-56-4
Brady J.
Zanevska M.
6-36-2
Watson H.
Stosur S.[18]
6-33-66-0
Cornet A.[28]
Georges M.
6-34-66-1
Sakkari M.
Kontaveit A.
6-06-4
Lucic M.
Wang Q.
4-66-36-4
Cibulkova D.[6]
Allertova D.
7-56-2
Errani S.
Ozaki R.
7-56-1
Makarova K.[30]
Alexandrova E.
6-04-66-1
Vekic D.
Cabrera L.
7-56-2
Osaka N.
Kumkhum L.
6-726-47-5
Konta J.[9]
Flipkens K.
7-56-2
Strycova B.[16]
Kulichkova E.
6-36-2
Petkovic A.
Day K.
6-36-2
Dodin O.
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-716-2
Garcia C.[21]
Bondarenko K.
7-646-4
Gibbs N.
Babos T.[25]
7-636-4
Falconi I.
Han X.
6-17-5
Safarova L.
Wickmayer Y.
3-67-676-1
Williams S.[2]
Bencic B.
6-46-3
Putintseva Y.[31]
Arruabarrena L.
7-677-610
Hsieh S.
Knapp K.
6-32-0
Barthel M.
Aiava D.
6-37-64
Witthoeft C.
Hozumi E.
7-57-66
Pliskova K.
Golubic V.
6-32-66-4
Duan Y.
Sramkova R.
6-36-4
Williams V.[13]
Baindl K.
7-657-5
Jankovic J.
Siegemund L.[26]
6-11-66-4
Blinkova A.
Niculescu M.
6-24-66-4
Saville D.[22]
Broady N.
3-66-47-5
Vesnina E.[14]
Bogdan A.
7-56-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Pironkova T.
6-14-66-1
Wozniacki C.[17]
Rodionova A.
6-16-2