Serena Williams vs Simona Halep — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
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Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021
hard
ROU2
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
Williams S.
6-3 6-3
Halep S.
Williams S.
662
Halep S.
330

Serena Williams defeated Simona Halep 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 9–2, defending last year's round of 32. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 10–2.

Key context

Head to head

9–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-07-01WimbledonFgrassSimona Halep6-2 6-2
2019-01-14Australian OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-1 4-6 6-4
2016-08-29US OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-2 4-6 6-3
2016-03-07Indian WellsQFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-3
2015-08-17CincinnatiFhardSerena Williams6-3 7-6(5)
2015-03-23MiamiSFhardSerena Williams6-2 4-6 7-5
2014-10-20WTA FinalsFhardSerena Williams6-3 6-0
2014-10-20WTA FinalsRRhardSimona Halep6-0 6-2
2013-08-12CincinnatiQFhardSerena Williams6-0 6-4
2013-05-13RomeSFclaySerena Williams6-3 6-0
2011-06-20WimbledonR64grassSerena Williams3-6 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Halep S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Serve advantage — Halep 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.Halep S.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.0
2.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 87). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Halep S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
95
89
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Even
96
100
Deciding sets·Even
98
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
95
82

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Osaka N.[3]
Brady J.[22]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Brady J.[22]
Muchova K.[25]
6-43-66-4
Osaka N.[3]
Williams S.[10]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Muchova K.[25]
Barty A.[1]
1-66-36-2
Brady J.[22]
Pegula J.
4-66-26-1
Osaka N.[3]
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Williams S.[10]
Halep S.[2]
6-36-3
R16
Halep S.[2]
Swiatek I.[15]
3-66-16-4
Brady J.[22]
Vekic D.[28]
6-17-5
Barty A.[1]
Rogers S.
6-36-4
Hsieh S.
Vondrousova M.[19]
6-46-2
Osaka N.[3]
Muguruza G.[14]
4-66-47-5
Williams S.[10]
Sabalenka A.[7]
6-42-66-4
Muchova K.[25]
Mertens E.[18]
7-657-5
Pegula J.
Svitolina E.[5]
6-43-66-3
R32
Williams S.[10]
Potapova A.
7-656-2
Swiatek I.[15]
Ferro F.
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Kudermetova V.[32]
6-16-3
Vekic D.[28]
Kanepi K.
5-77-626-4
Sabalenka A.[7]
Li A.
6-36-1
Pegula J.
Mladenovic K.
6-26-1
Barty A.[1]
Alexandrova E.[29]
6-26-4
Muchova K.[25]
Pliskova K.[6]
7-57-5
Brady J.[22]
Juvan K.
6-16-3
Hsieh S.
Errani S.
6-42-67-5
Vondrousova M.[19]
Cirstea S.
6-26-4
Muguruza G.[14]
Diyas Z.
6-16-1
Osaka N.[3]
Jabeur O.[27]
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Putintseva Y.[26]
6-46-0
Rogers S.
Kontaveit A.[21]
6-46-3
Mertens E.[18]
Bencic B.[11]
6-26-1
R64
Hsieh S.
Andreescu B.[8]
6-36-2
Cirstea S.
Kvitova P.[9]
6-41-66-1
Jabeur O.[27]
Schmiedlova A.
6-36-2
Barty A.[1]
Saville D.
6-17-67
Alexandrova E.[29]
Krejcikova B.
6-37-64
Kontaveit A.[21]
Watson H.
6-756-46-2
Rogers S.
Danilovic O.
6-26-3
Bencic B.[11]
Kuznetsova S.
7-52-66-4
Mertens E.[18]
Zhu L.
7-686-1
Pliskova K.[6]
Collins D.
7-56-2
Kanepi K.
Kenin S.[4]
6-36-2
Vekic D.[28]
Podoroska N.
6-26-2
Juvan K.
Sherif M.
3-67-626-3
Pegula J.
Stosur S.
6-06-1
Mladenovic K.
Hibino N.
7-56-1
Putintseva Y.[26]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-41-66-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Gauff C.
6-46-3
Errani S.
Williams V.
6-16-0
Vondrousova M.[19]
Marino R.
6-17-5
Diyas Z.
Pera B.
6-43-66-3
Osaka N.[3]
Garcia C.
6-26-3
Sabalenka A.[7]
Kasatkina D.
7-656-3
Li A.
Cornet A.
6-27-66
Williams S.[10]
Stojanovic N.
6-36-0
Swiatek I.[15]
Giorgi C.
6-26-4
Ferro F.
Rybakina E.[17]
6-46-4
Kudermetova V.[32]
Gracheva V.
5-76-26-2
Halep S.[2]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-47-5
Muchova K.[25]
Barthel M.
6-46-1
Brady J.[22]
Brengle M.
6-16-2
Muguruza G.[14]
Samsonova L.
6-36-1
Potapova A.
Babos T.
6-26-4
R128
Watson H.
Pliskova K.
7-647-63
Bencic B.[11]
Davis L.
6-34-66-1
Kuznetsova S.
Strycova B.
6-26-2
Juvan K.
Konta J.[13]
4-62-0
Errani S.
Wang Q.[30]
2-66-46-4
Jabeur O.[27]
Petkovic A.
6-33-66-4
Schmiedlova A.
Hibi M.
7-626-4
Swiatek I.[15]
Rus A.
6-16-3
Williams S.[10]
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Muguruza G.[14]
Gasparyan M.
6-46-0
Cornet A.
Savinykh V.
6-24-67-67
Cirstea S.
Tig P.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Cocciaretto E.
3-66-46-4
Krejcikova B.
Zheng S.
6-32-66-2
Brady J.[22]
Bolsova A.
6-16-3
Stojanovic N.
Begu I.
6-36-4
Barty A.[1]
Kovinic D.
6-06-0
Saville D.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-17-5
Alexandrova E.[29]
Trevisan M.
6-36-4
Kontaveit A.[21]
Sasnovich A.
7-56-2
Rogers S.
Jones F.
6-46-1
Zhu L.
Osuigwe W.
6-16-1
Mertens E.[18]
Fernandez L.
6-16-3
Muchova K.[25]
Ostapenko J.
7-56-2
Collins D.
Bogdan A.
6-36-1
Podoroska N.
Mchale C.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[6]
Paolini J.
6-06-2
Kenin S.[4]
Inglis M.
7-56-4
Kanepi K.
Sevastova A.
6-36-1
Vekic D.[28]
Wang Y.
4-66-36-4
Sherif M.
Paquet C.
7-57-5
Pegula J.
Azarenka V.[12]
7-56-4
Stosur S.
Aiava D.
6-46-4
Hibino N.
Sharma A.
2-66-37-5
Mladenovic K.
Sakkari M.[20]
6-20-66-3
Putintseva Y.[26]
Stephens S.
4-66-26-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Burel C.
4-66-36-4
Gauff C.
Teichmann J.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Bouzkova M.
6-37-65
Andreescu B.[8]
Buzarnescu M.
6-24-66-3
Hsieh S.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Williams V.
Flipkens K.
7-56-2
Vondrousova M.[19]
Peterson R.
2-67-57-5
Marino R.
Birrell K.
6-07-69
Kvitova P.[9]
Minnen G.
6-36-4
Diyas Z.
Zidansek T.
6-27-5
Pera B.
Kerber A.[23]
6-06-4
Li A.
Zhang S.[31]
6-26-0
Osaka N.[3]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Sabalenka A.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-06-4
Kasatkina D.
Boulter K.
6-16-4
Potapova A.
Riske Amritraj A.[24]
6-26-1
Rybakina E.[17]
Zvonareva V.
4-66-46-4
Kudermetova V.[32]
Kostyuk M.
6-27-65
Gracheva V.
Blinkova A.
6-13-67-67
Tomljanovic A.
Doi M.
6-26-1
Giorgi C.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-3
Samsonova L.
Badosa P.
6-747-647-5
Halep S.[2]
Cabrera L.
6-26-1
Ferro F.
Siniakova K.
6-756-26-4
Brengle M.
Rodionova A.
6-16-2
Garcia C.
Hercog P.
7-666-3
Babos T.
Bonaventure Y.
7-606-4
Danilovic O.
Martic P.[16]
7-53-66-4