Samantha Stosur vs Serena Williams — Stanford Quarter-final
Stanford · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 July 2009 ·
hard
Stosur S.6-2 3-6 6-2
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6362
Williams S.
2621
Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Stanford quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–3, defending last year's semi-final. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.
Key context
- Match story: Samantha Stosur closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.
Head to head
3–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-29 | Beijing | QF | hard | Samantha Stosur | – |
| 2014-08-11 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2014-08-06 | Montreal | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2012-04-02 | Charleston | SF | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2012-03-19 | Miami | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2011-08-29 | US Open | F | hard | Samantha Stosur | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2011-08-08 | Toronto | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2010-05-24 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Samantha Stosur | 6-2 6-7 8-6 |
| 2010-01-18 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2009-01-12 | Sydney | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-7 7-5 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
7.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
58
96
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
86
Break points won·Clear edge
76
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
98
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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