Serena Williams vs Elena Dementieva — Australian Open Semi-final
Australian Open · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009 ·
hard
Williams S.6-3 6-4
Dementieva E.
Williams S.
662
Dementieva E.
340
Serena Williams defeated Elena Dementieva 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–5, defending last year's quarter-final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–5.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
7–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-11 | Sydney | F | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2009-10-29 | Doha | RR | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2009-10-26 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2009-08-17 | Toronto | SF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2009-06-22 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Serena Williams | 6-7 7-5 8-6 |
| 2009-01-15 | Sydney | SF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | QF | hard | Elena Dementieva | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2007-10-08 | Moscow | F | hard | Elena Dementieva | 5-7 6-1 6-1 |
| 2004-11-10 | WTA Tour Championships | RR | carpet | Serena Williams | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2004-07-19 | Los Angeles | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2004-03-24 | Miami | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2003-06-23 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
49%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.6
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 116). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
96
79
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
67
Break points won·Slight edge
98
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
71
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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