Serena Williams vs Anastasia Potapova — 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
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2020
hard
Anastasia Potapova
RUS
Anastasia Potapova
#28WTA
1904ELO
1804Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$6.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
6-0 6-3
Potapova A.
Williams S.
662
Potapova A.
030

Serena Williams defeated Anastasia Potapova 6-0 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR32hardSerena Williams7-6(5) 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Potapova A.

Potapova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Potapova A.
—
Serve
11
—
Return
52

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

Statistics

This season
Williams S.Potapova A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (45 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Potapova A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
95
81
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
89
Break points won·Slight edge
96
88
Deciding sets·Even
98
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
57

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams S.Potapova A.
Freshness·
—
98

Potapova A.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CRain
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 79%

Draw

Final
Kenin S.[14]
Muguruza G.
4-66-26-2
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.
Halep S.[4]
7-687-5
Kenin S.[14]
Barty A.[1]
7-667-5
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[4]
Kontaveit A.[28]
6-16-1
Muguruza G.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
7-56-3
Kenin S.[14]
Jabeur O.
6-46-4
Barty A.[1]
Kvitova P.[7]
7-666-2
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Kerber A.[17]
6-757-646-2
Jabeur O.
Wang Q.[27]
7-646-1
Kontaveit A.[28]
Swiatek I.
6-747-57-5
Muguruza G.
Bertens K.[9]
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
6-31-66-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Sakkari M.[22]
6-746-36-2
Kenin S.[14]
Gauff C.
6-756-36-0
Halep S.[4]
Mertens E.[16]
6-46-4
R32
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Pliskova K.[2]
7-647-63
Barty A.[1]
Rybakina E.[29]
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Goerges J.
1-67-646-2
Sakkari M.[22]
Keys M.[10]
6-46-4
Kvitova P.[7]
Alexandrova E.[25]
6-16-2
Kenin S.[14]
Zhang S.
7-57-67
Wang Q.[27]
Williams S.[8]
6-46-727-5
Kontaveit A.[28]
Bencic B.[6]
6-06-1
Mertens E.[16]
Bellis C.
6-16-756-0
Halep S.[4]
Putintseva Y.
6-16-4
Bertens K.[9]
Diyas Z.
6-27-63
Kerber A.[17]
Giorgi C.
6-26-746-3
Muguruza G.
Svitolina E.[5]
6-16-2
Gauff C.
Osaka N.[3]
6-36-4
Jabeur O.
Wozniacki C.
7-53-67-5
Swiatek I.
Vekic D.[19]
7-56-3
R64
Rybakina E.[29]
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Goerges J.
Martic P.[13]
4-66-37-5
Keys M.[10]
Rus A.
7-636-2
Sakkari M.[22]
Hibino N.
7-646-4
Alexandrova E.[25]
Krejcikova B.
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[7]
Badosa P.
7-57-5
Osaka N.[3]
Zheng S.
6-26-4
Gauff C.
Cirstea S.
4-66-37-5
Zhang S.
Mcnally C.
6-26-4
Jabeur O.
Garcia C.
1-66-26-3
Wang Q.[27]
Ferro F.
6-16-2
Williams S.[8]
Zidansek T.
6-26-3
Kontaveit A.[28]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-24-66-1
Vekic D.[19]
Cornet A.
6-46-2
Swiatek I.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-37-5
Mertens E.[16]
Watson H.
6-36-0
Bellis C.
Muchova K.[20]
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.
Collins D.[26]
6-42-67-5
Halep S.[4]
Dart H.
6-26-4
Svitolina E.[5]
Davis L.
6-27-66
Bertens K.[9]
Rodionova A.
6-37-5
Kerber A.[17]
Hon P.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Townsend T.
7-57-61
Kenin S.[14]
Li A.
6-16-3
Diyas Z.
Blinkova A.
4-66-36-4
Giorgi C.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Siegemund L.
6-36-3
Muguruza G.
Tomljanovic A.
6-33-66-3
Bencic B.[6]
Ostapenko J.
7-57-5
Barty A.[1]
Hercog P.
6-16-4
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Zhu L.
6-36-1
Wozniacki C.
Yastremska D.[23]
7-57-5
R128
Cirstea S.
Strycova B.[32]
6-27-65
Ostapenko J.
Samsonova L.
6-16-4
Rybakina E.[29]
Pera B.
6-36-2
Riske Amritraj A.[18]
Wang Y.
7-652-66-3
Zhu L.
Golubic V.
4-66-17-65
Goerges J.
Hruncakova V.
6-16-2
Martic P.[13]
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Rus A.
Linette M.
1-66-36-4
Hibino N.
Peng S.
4-67-666-3
Sakkari M.[22]
Gasparyan M.
6-26-2
Krejcikova B.
Kanepi K.
7-632-66-3
Badosa P.
Larsson J.
6-16-0
Kvitova P.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-16-0
Osaka N.[3]
Bouzkova M.
6-26-4
Zheng S.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-2
Mcnally C.
Stosur S.
6-16-4
Kenin S.[14]
Trevisan M.
6-26-4
Garcia C.
Brengle M.
6-756-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Ahn K.
6-16-3
Yastremska D.[23]
Juvan K.
6-16-1
Williams S.[8]
Potapova A.
6-06-3
Bencic B.[6]
Schmiedlova A.
6-37-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Kudermetova V.
2-66-16-1
Vekic D.[19]
Sharapova M.
6-36-4
Mertens E.[16]
Kovinic D.
6-26-0
Bellis C.
Maria T.
6-06-2
Collins D.[26]
Diatchenko V.
6-13-66-4
Putintseva Y.
Hsieh S.
6-16-3
Dart H.
Doi M.
2-66-47-66
Svitolina E.[5]
Boulter K.
6-47-5
Tomljanovic A.
Sevastova A.[31]
6-16-1
Rodionova A.
Bondarenko K.
3-67-656-0
Bertens K.[9]
Begu I.
6-16-4
Giorgi C.
Lottner A.
6-36-3
Hon P.
Baindl K.
6-36-4
Kerber A.[17]
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
Stojanovic N.
6-17-5
Townsend T.
Pegula J.
6-47-65
Siegemund L.
Vandeweghe C.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Mladenovic K.
6-17-5
Muguruza G.
Rogers S.
0-66-16-0
Alexandrova E.[25]
Teichmann J.
6-44-66-2
Li A.
Cabrera L.
7-647-610
Suarez Navarro C.
Sabalenka A.[11]
7-667-66
Hercog P.
Peterson R.
6-36-3
Minnen G.
Sasnovich A.
7-634-67-5
Wang Q.[27]
Parmentier P.
7-626-3
Ferro F.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
Davis L.
Fernandez L.
6-46-2
Gauff C.
Williams V.
7-656-3
Swiatek I.
Babos T.
6-36-2
Zidansek T.
Han N.
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Tsurenko L.
5-76-16-1
Keys M.[10]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-1
Zhang S.
Stephens S.[24]
2-67-56-2
Jabeur O.
Konta J.[12]
6-46-2
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
4-66-36-1
Blinkova A.
Paolini J.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Vondrousova M.[15]
6-24-66-4
Kontaveit A.[28]
Sharma A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.
Niculescu M.
5-76-16-0
Muchova K.[20]
Flipkens K.
6-32-67-67
Halep S.[4]
Brady J.
7-656-1
Diyas Z.
Anisimova A.[21]
6-34-66-3