Samantha Stosur vs Serena Williams — Roland Garros Quarter-final

Roland Garros · WTA · Quarter-final
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 May 2010 ·
clay
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLL
Stosur S.
6-2 6-7 8-6
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6682
Williams S.
2761

Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-7 8-6 in the Roland Garros quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–3, defending last year's quarter-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 6–7 8–6.

Head to head

3–8
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-29BeijingQFhardSamantha Stosur–
2014-08-11CincinnatiR32hardSerena Williams7-6 7-6
2014-08-06MontrealR32hardSerena Williams6-0 6-2
2012-04-02CharlestonSFclaySerena Williams6-1 6-1
2012-03-19MiamiR16hardSerena Williams7-5 6-3
2011-08-29US OpenFhardSamantha Stosur6-2 6-3
2011-08-08TorontoFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2010-01-18Australian OpenR16hardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2009-07-27StanfordQFhardSamantha Stosur6-2 3-6 6-2
2009-01-12SydneyR32hardSerena Williams6-3 6-7 7-5
2008-08-11OlympicsR32hardSerena Williams6-2 6-0

Statistics

This season
Stosur S.Williams S.
1st 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 pressure
Stosur S.Williams S.
Clutch 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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw