Belinda Bencic vs Serena Williams — Toronto Semi-final
Toronto · WTA · Semi-final
#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 August 2015 ·
hard
Bencic B.3-6 7-5 6-4
Williams S.
Bencic B.
3762
Williams S.
6541
Belinda Bencic defeated Serena Williams 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the Toronto semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Belinda Bencic had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Belinda Bencic narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Belinda Bencic dropped the opening set before beating Serena Williams 3–6 7–5 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-08 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Belinda Bencic | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2017-01-16 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2014-05-05 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
7.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
90
96
Break points saved·Even
84
86
Break points won·Even
96
98
Deciding sets·Even
96
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
90
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Bencic B.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast