Anastasija Sevastova vs Serena Williams — Fed Cup QLS R1: USA vs LAT Round Robin

Fed Cup QLS R1: USA vs LAT · WTA · Round Robin
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT
Anastasija Sevastova
#286WTA
1719ELO
1664Hard ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Friday, 7 February 2020
hard
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sevastova A.
7-6 3-6 7-6
Williams S.
Sevastova A.
773772
Williams S.
656641

Anastasija Sevastova defeated Serena Williams 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the Fed Cup QLS R1: USA vs LAT round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Anastasija Sevastova claimed a first win over Serena Williams in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenSFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Sevastova A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

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
Sevastova A.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.1
7.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (95 vs 45). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Sevastova A.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
66
95
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
94
Break points won·Slight edge
89
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
74
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
64
95

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