Serena Williams vs Cara Black — Indian Wells Round of 16
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 5 March 1999 ·
hard
Williams S.6-0 7-5
Black C.
Williams S.
672
Black C.
050
Serena Williams defeated Cara Black 6-0 7-5 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cara Black came in defending last year's round of 64, but Serena Williams had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams handed Cara Black a first-set bagel in a 6–0 7–5 win.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
53%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
1.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast