Elena Dementieva vs Serena Williams — Sydney Final
Sydney · WTA · Final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 2010 ·
hard
Dementieva E.6-3 6-2
Williams S.
Dementieva E.
662
Williams S.
320
Elena Dementieva defeated Serena Williams 6-3 6-2 in the Sydney final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–4, defending last year's semi-final. Elena Dementieva narrowed the head-to-head to 8–5.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Dementieva dropped just 5 games past Serena Williams.
Head to head
4–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
| 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·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
62%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
64%
Return points won·Even
49%
46%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.5
7.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (50 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
79
96
Break points saved·Clear edge
67
86
Break points won·Slight edge
93
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
89
99
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast