Serena Williams vs Danka Kovinic — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2022
hard
Danka Kovinic
MNE
Danka Kovinic
#1134WTA
31 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
6-3 6-3
Kovinic D.
Williams S.
662
Kovinic D.
33–

Serena Williams defeated Danka Kovinic 6-3 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Danka Kovinic came in defending last year's round of 128.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Williams S.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kovinic D.

Kovinic D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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.Kovinic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
38%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.5
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (6 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Kovinic D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
95
33
Break points saved·Dominant
94
28
Break points won·Clear edge
96
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
98
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
2

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
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.
Jabeur O.
6-27-65
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.
Sabalenka A.
3-66-16-4
Jabeur O.
Garcia C.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Garcia C.
Gauff C.
6-36-4
Sabalenka A.
Pliskova K.
6-17-64
Jabeur O.
Tomljanovic A.
6-47-64
Swiatek I.
Pegula J.
6-37-64
R16
Swiatek I.
Niemeier J.
2-66-46-0
Tomljanovic A.
Samsonova L.
7-686-1
Gauff C.
Zhang S.
7-57-5
Garcia C.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-1
Sabalenka A.
Collins D.
3-66-36-2
Pegula J.
Kvitova P.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.
Azarenka V.
7-56-756-2
Jabeur O.
Kudermetova V.
7-616-4
R32
Sabalenka A.
Burel C.
6-06-2
Swiatek I.
Davis L.
6-36-4
Pegula J.
Yuan Y.
6-26-766-0
Samsonova L.
Krunic A.
6-36-3
Azarenka V.
Martic P.
6-36-0
Niemeier J.
Zheng Q.
6-47-65
Garcia C.
Andreescu B.
6-36-2
Jabeur O.
Rogers S.
4-66-46-3
Kvitova P.
Muguruza G.
5-76-37-610
Kudermetova V.
Galfi D.
6-26-0
Zhang S.
Marino R.
6-26-4
Tomljanovic A.
Williams S.
7-56-746-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Wang X.
6-43-66-4
Gauff C.
Keys M.
6-26-3
Pliskova K.
Bencic B.
5-76-46-3
Collins D.
Cornet A.
6-47-69
R64
Pegula J.
Sasnovich A.
6-46-4
Keys M.
Giorgi C.
6-45-77-66
Kudermetova V.
Zanevska M.
6-26-3
Rogers S.
Hruncakova V.
7-56-1
Galfi D.
Dart H.
6-46-0
Samsonova L.
Fernandez L.
6-37-63
Zheng Q.
Potapova A.
7-647-63
Kvitova P.
Kalinina A.
W/O
Azarenka V.
Kostyuk M.
6-26-3
Martic P.
Badosa P.
6-756-16-2
Yuan Y.
Begu I.
6-37-66
Garcia C.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Osorio C.
6-46-757-65
Gauff C.
Ruse E.
6-27-64
Marino R.
Snigur D.
6-37-65
Andreescu B.
Haddad Maia B.
6-26-4
Sabalenka A.
Kanepi K.
2-67-686-4
Burel C.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-44-66-4
Swiatek I.
Stephens S.
6-36-2
Davis L.
Alexandrova E.
0-66-47-65
Collins D.
Bucsa C.
6-27-5
Cornet A.
Siniakova K.
6-11-66-3
Niemeier J.
Putintseva Y.
6-46-3
Wang X.
Sakkari M.
3-67-57-5
Zhang S.
Schmiedlova A.
7-56-1
Bencic B.
Cirstea S.
3-67-56-2
Pliskova K.
Bouzkova M.
6-36-2
Muguruza G.
Fruhvirtova L.
6-06-4
Jabeur O.
Mandlik E.
7-56-2
Krunic A.
Krejcikova B.
2-66-46-2
Tomljanovic A.
Rodina E.
1-66-27-5
Williams S.
Kontaveit A.
7-642-66-2
R128
Badosa P.
Tsurenko L.
3-67-646-3
Sabalenka A.
Harrison C.
6-16-3
Snigur D.
Halep S.
6-20-66-4
Garcia C.
Rakhimova K.
6-26-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Yu E.
6-26-4
Osorio C.
Li A.
1-66-36-1
Hruncakova V.
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-4
Rogers S.
Rus A.
3-66-36-4
Yuan Y.
Fourlis J.
6-36-2
Bencic B.
Petkovic A.
6-24-66-4
Cirstea S.
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Bouzkova M.
Noskova L.
6-26-736-2
Davis L.
Bronzetti L.
4-67-635-4
Niemeier J.
Kenin S.
7-636-4
Kalinskaya A.
Peterson R.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Kovinic D.
6-36-3
Krejcikova B.
Contreras Gomez F.
6-06-4
Rodina E.
Trevisan M.
7-56-1
Sasnovich A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-4
Marino R.
Frech M.
6-26-3
Schmiedlova A.
Podoroska N.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Martincova T.
7-646-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Williams V.
6-17-65
Burel C.
Rybakina E.
6-46-4
Zhang S.
Teichmann J.
6-46-2
Collins D.
Osaka N.
7-656-3
Keys M.
Yastremska D.
7-636-3
Bucsa C.
Juvan K.
6-46-4
Siniakova K.
Townsend T.
6-44-66-2
Giorgi C.
Bondar A.
4-66-36-1
Cornet A.
Raducanu E.
6-36-3
Ruse E.
Saville D.
3-66-26-4
Gauff C.
Jeanjean L.
6-26-3
Haddad Maia B.
Konjuh A.
6-06-0
Andreescu B.
Tan H.
6-03-66-1
Pliskova K.
Linette M.
6-24-67-68
Azarenka V.
Krueger A.
6-14-66-2
Kostyuk M.
Sherif M.
7-626-4
Martic P.
Gracheva V.
6-47-63
Wang X.
Parry D.
5-76-36-3
Sakkari M.
Maria T.
6-43-66-0
Jabeur O.
Brengle M.
7-56-2
Mandlik E.
Zidansek T.
5-77-636-4
Pegula J.
Golubic V.
6-26-2
Begu I.
Mertens E.
3-66-26-3
Kudermetova V.
Vekic D.
7-56-3
Kvitova P.
Andreeva E.
7-636-0
Kalinina A.
Pera B.
6-46-4
Zanevska M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-17-5
Galfi D.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-46-3
Fruhvirtova L.
Wang X.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.
Tauson C.
6-37-65
Dart H.
Kasatkina D.
7-681-66-3
Fernandez L.
Dodin O.
6-36-4
Samsonova L.
Bejlek S.
6-36-1
Zheng Q.
Ostapenko J.
6-33-66-4
Krunic A.
Avanesyan E.
6-46-4
Potapova A.
Liu C.
6-16-4
Tomljanovic A.
Muchova K.
6-37-65
Putintseva Y.
Anisimova A.
6-36-3
Alexandrova E.
Stearns P.
6-44-67-5
Kontaveit A.
Cristian J.
6-36-0
Stephens S.
Minnen G.
1-66-36-3
Swiatek I.
Paolini J.
6-36-0