Elina Svitolina vs Serena Williams — Olympics Round of 16
Olympics · WTA · Round of 16
UKR15#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 August 2016 ·
hard
Svitolina E.6-4 6-3
Williams S.
Svitolina E.
662
Williams S.
430
Elina Svitolina defeated Serena Williams 6-4 6-3 in the Olympics round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, but Elina Svitolina had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard. Elina Svitolina claimed a first win over Serena Williams in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Elina Svitolina closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-26 | US Open | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-1 |
| 2016-05-23 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Serena Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2015-08-17 | Cincinnati | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2015-01-19 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Serena Williams | 4-6 6-2 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.3
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
91
96
Break points saved·Even
83
86
Break points won·Even
99
98
Deciding sets·Even
98
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
93
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
70
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Svitolina E.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast