Serena Williams vs Arantxa Rus — Wimbledon Round of 128

Wimbledon · 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, 2 July 2018
grass
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#183WTA
1511ELO
1410Grass ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Williams S.
7-5 6-3
Rus A.
Williams S.
762
Rus A.
530

Serena Williams defeated Arantxa Rus 7-5 6-3 in the Wimbledon round of 128 on grass. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-24CincinnatiR32hardSerena Williams7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(0)

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus A.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.Rus A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
71%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
73%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.0
2.0
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Rus A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
15
Break points saved·Dominant
94
51
Break points won·Slight edge
96
86
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
0

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams S.Rus A.
Freshness·
—
100

Rus A.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 35%

Draw

Final
Kerber A.[11]
Williams S.[25]
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Kerber A.[11]
Ostapenko J.[12]
6-36-3
Williams S.[25]
Goerges J.[13]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Ostapenko J.[12]
Cibulkova D.
7-56-4
Kerber A.[11]
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-37-5
Goerges J.[13]
Bertens K.[20]
3-67-56-1
Williams S.[25]
Giorgi C.
3-66-36-4
R16
Ostapenko J.[12]
Sasnovich A.[15]
7-646-0
Kerber A.[11]
Bencic B.[11]
6-37-65
Goerges J.[13]
Vekic D.[31]
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.
Hsieh S.
6-46-1
Kasatkina D.[14]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-766-36-2
Bertens K.[20]
Pliskova K.[7]
6-37-61
Williams S.[25]
Rodina E.
6-26-2
Giorgi C.
Makarova K.
6-36-4
R32
Sasnovich A.[15]
Saville D.[26]
6-36-1
Rodina E.
Keys M.[26]
7-55-76-4
Giorgi C.
Siniakova K.[32]
3-67-666-2
Vekic D.[31]
Wickmayer Y.
7-626-1
Bencic B.[11]
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
6-17-63
Cibulkova D.
Mertens E.[25]
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.[12]
Diatchenko V.
6-06-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-26-3
Kerber A.[11]
Osaka N.[14]
6-26-4
Bertens K.[20]
Williams V.[9]
6-26-758-6
Goerges J.[13]
Strycova B.[23]
7-633-610-8
Williams S.[25]
Mladenovic K.
7-57-62
Makarova K.
Safarova L.
4-66-46-1
Hsieh S.
Halep S.[1]
3-66-47-5
Pliskova K.[7]
Buzarnescu M.[29]
3-67-636-1
Kasatkina D.[14]
Barty A.[17]
7-56-3
R64
Sasnovich A.[15]
Townsend T.
6-06-4
Osaka N.[14]
Boulter K.
6-36-4
Bencic B.[11]
Riske Amritraj A.
1-67-6106-2
Keys M.[26]
Kumkhum L.
6-46-3
Siniakova K.[32]
Jabeur O.
5-76-49-7
Buzarnescu M.[29]
Swan K.
6-06-3
Rodina E.
Cirstea S.[17]
1-66-36-3
Vekic D.[31]
Peterson R.
7-56-4
Mertens E.[25]
Vickery S.
6-16-3
Williams S.[25]
Tomova V.
6-16-4
Goerges J.[13]
Lapko V.
6-23-66-2
Halep S.[1]
Zheng S.
7-56-0
Ostapenko J.[12]
Flipkens K.
6-16-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Muguruza G.[3]
5-76-26-1
Kontaveit A.[28]
Brady J.
6-27-64
Barty A.[17]
Bouchard E.
6-47-5
Kasatkina D.[14]
Putintseva Y.
6-26-3
Kerber A.[11]
Liu C.
3-66-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-46-1
Bertens K.[20]
Blinkova A.
6-46-0
Williams V.[9]
Dulgheru A.
4-66-06-1
Strycova B.[23]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-4
Wickmayer Y.
Petkovic A.
6-46-3
Mladenovic K.
Maria T.
6-26-2
Giorgi C.
Brengle M.
6-46-4
Safarova L.
Radwanska A.[32]
7-56-4
Makarova K.
Wozniacki C.[2]
6-41-67-5
Pliskova K.[7]
Azarenka V.
6-36-3
Saville D.[26]
Stosur S.
6-46-1
Diatchenko V.
Kenin S.
6-46-1
Cibulkova D.
Konta J.[22]
6-36-4
Hsieh S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-3
R128
Sasnovich A.[15]
Kvitova P.[8]
6-44-66-0
Maria T.
Svitolina E.[8]
7-634-66-1
Keys M.[26]
Tomljanovic A.
6-46-2
Siniakova K.[32]
Vandeweghe C.[16]
6-736-38-6
Liu C.
Konjuh A.
6-26-726-3
Osaka N.[14]
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Cirstea S.[17]
Rybarikova M.[19]
7-56-3
Peterson R.
Hruncakova V.
7-637-69
Townsend T.
Parmentier P.
6-26-4
Swan K.
Begu I.
6-26-2
Zheng S.
Wang Q.
6-34-66-1
Arruabarrena L.
Bogdan A.
6-13-68-6
Konta J.[22]
Vikhlyantseva N.
7-57-67
Cibulkova D.
Cornet A.
7-636-1
Vickery S.
Vondrousova M.
6-16-2
Diatchenko V.
Sharapova M.[24]
6-737-636-4
Saville D.[26]
Dolehide C.
6-26-3
Stosur S.
Peng S.
6-47-5
Brady J.
Baindl K.
6-26-746-2
Barty A.[17]
Voegele S.
7-56-3
Bouchard E.
Taylor G.
6-04-66-3
Putintseva Y.
Linette M.
6-33-610-8
Kasatkina D.[14]
Fett J.
6-27-5
Kerber A.[11]
Zvonareva V.
7-56-3
Boulter K.
Cepede Royg V.
6-45-76-4
Suarez Navarro C.[27]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kanepi K.
7-656-1
Bertens K.[20]
Stefkova B.
6-36-2
Blinkova A.
Wang Y.
6-746-46-4
Dulgheru A.
Pliskova K.
6-41-66-2
Williams V.[9]
Larsson J.
6-736-26-1
Goerges J.[13]
Puig M.
6-47-67
Lapko V.
Mchale C.
5-77-57-5
Tsurenko L.
Babos T.
7-56-2
Petkovic A.
Zhang S.[31]
6-44-66-2
Wickmayer Y.
Barthel M.
7-56-4
Vekic D.[31]
Stephens S.[4]
6-16-3
Tomova V.
Smitkova T.
7-636-1
Williams S.[25]
Rus A.
7-56-3
Kumkhum L.
Pera B.
4-66-26-3
Jabeur O.
Golubic V.
2-66-36-3
Giorgi C.
Sevastova A.[21]
6-12-66-4
Safarova L.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-4
Makarova K.
Martic P.
7-602-66-3
Wozniacki C.[2]
Lepchenko V.
6-06-3
Mertens E.[25]
Collins D.
6-36-2
Ostapenko J.[12]
Dunne K.
6-37-65
Flipkens K.
Watson H.
6-47-5
Kenin S.
Sakkari M.
6-41-66-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Duque Marino M.
6-16-1
Bencic B.[11]
Garcia C.[6]
7-626-3
Pliskova K.[7]
Dart H.
7-622-66-1
Azarenka V.
Alexandrova E.[18]
7-646-3
Buzarnescu M.[29]
Sabalenka A.[1]
6-736-16-4
Muguruza G.[3]
Broady N.
6-27-5
Rodina E.
Lottner A.
3-67-56-4
Brengle M.
Krunic A.
2-66-36-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Hercog P.
6-26-2
Hsieh S.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
6-44-66-3
Kontaveit A.[28]
Allertova D.
6-26-2
Halep S.[1]
Nara K.
6-26-4
Strycova B.[23]
Kuznetsova S.
7-667-5
Mladenovic K.
Schmiedlova A.
5-76-26-2
Radwanska A.[32]
Ruse E.
6-34-67-5