Serena Williams vs Meghann Shaughnessy — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2003 ·
hard
Williams S.6-2 6-2
Shaughnessy M.
Williams S.
662
Shaughnessy M.
220
Serena Williams defeated Meghann Shaughnessy 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Meghann Shaughnessy came in defending last year's round of 32, but Serena Williams had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped just 4 games past Meghann Shaughnessy.
Head to head
1–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-08-07 | Los Angeles | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-7 6-1 6-4 |
| 2002-01-06 | Sydney | SF | hard | Meghann Shaughnessy | 5-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.6
5.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 94). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
97
38
Break points saved·Dominant
86
56
Break points won·Dominant
98
52
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
40
Tiebreaks·
98
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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