Serena Williams vs Arantxa Rus — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
USA3
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2020
hard
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#178WTA
1511ELO
1503Hard ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Williams S.
7-6 3-6 7-6
Rus A.
Williams S.
783772
Rus A.
666601

Serena Williams defeated Arantxa Rus 7-6 3-6 7-6 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. 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

  • Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR128grassSerena Williams7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Rus A.

Rus 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

Statistics

This season
Williams S.Rus A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (45 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.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Osaka N.[4]
W/O
Semi-finals
Osaka N.[4]
Mertens E.[14]
6-27-65
Azarenka V.
Konta J.[8]
4-66-46-1
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[14]
Pegula J.
6-16-3
Konta J.[8]
Sakkari M.[13]
6-46-3
Osaka N.[4]
Kontaveit A.[12]
4-66-27-5
Azarenka V.
Jabeur O.
7-696-2
R16
Jabeur O.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Azarenka V.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[12]
Bouzkova M.
6-36-3
Sakkari M.[13]
Williams S.[3]
5-77-656-1
Mertens E.[14]
Kudermetova V.
6-26-3
Pegula J.
Sabalenka A.[5]
6-22-66-3
Osaka N.[4]
Yastremska D.[16]
6-36-1
Konta J.[8]
Zvonareva V.
6-46-2
R32
Kudermetova V.
Pliskova K.[1]
7-56-4
Mertens E.[14]
Mladenovic K.
6-16-756-3
Sabalenka A.[5]
Bellis C.
6-716-47-5
Kontaveit A.[12]
Teichmann J.
6-36-4
Bouzkova M.
Kvitova P.[6]
2-67-56-2
Konta J.[8]
Flipkens K.
6-26-0
Zvonareva V.
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Williams S.[3]
Rus A.
7-663-67-60
Jabeur O.
Keys M.[7]
6-46-1
Mchale C.
Alexandrova E.
6-17-68
Azarenka V.
Garcia C.
6-27-68
Cornet A.
Kenin S.[2]
6-17-67
Pegula J.
Anisimova A.
7-56-2
Sakkari M.[13]
Putintseva Y.
6-47-69
Osaka N.[4]
Muchova K.
6-756-46-2
Yastremska D.[16]
Pera B.
7-654-66-3
R64
Zvonareva V.
Linette M.
1-66-36-1
Kudermetova V.
Tomljanovic A.
5-76-37-5
Mladenovic K.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Anisimova A.
Riske Amritraj A.[11]
6-36-3
Pegula J.
Brady J.
7-656-4
Bellis C.
Dodin O.
6-23-67-61
Muchova K.
Li A.
6-46-4
Pera B.
Watson H.
6-13-66-3
Yastremska D.[16]
Williams V.
5-76-27-5
Teichmann J.
Collins D.
6-36-3
Bouzkova M.
Kalinskaya A.
6-17-5
Flipkens K.
Siniakova K.
6-36-3
Siegemund L.
Vondrousova M.[10]
6-36-736-4
Rus A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-3
Jabeur O.
Fernandez L.
0-66-46-3
Mchale C.
Swiatek I.
6-26-4
Alexandrova E.
Rybakina E.[9]
7-57-66
Azarenka V.
Vekic D.[15]
6-26-3
Garcia C.
Stephens S.
6-37-64
Cornet A.
Mcnally C.
6-06-4
Sakkari M.[13]
Gauff C.
6-16-3
Mertens E.[14]
Peterson R.
6-06-2
Putintseva Y.
Zhang S.
6-46-3
Kontaveit A.[12]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-1