Samantha Stosur vs Serena Williams — US Open Final

US Open · WTA · Final
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 August 2011 ·
hard
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLL
Stosur S.
6-2 6-3
Williams S.
Stosur S.
662
Williams S.
230

Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams 6-2 6-3 in the US Open final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–3. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

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
2011-08-08TorontoFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-2
2010-05-24Roland GarrosQFclaySamantha Stosur6-2 6-7 8-6
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
58%
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 (197 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
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw