Serena Williams vs Belinda Bencic — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017 ·
hard
#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWW
Williams S.6-4 6-3
Bencic B.
Williams S.
662
Bencic B.
430
Serena Williams defeated Belinda Bencic 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Belinda Bencic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Serena Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-08 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Belinda Bencic | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2015-08-10 | Toronto | SF | hard | Belinda Bencic | 3-6 7-5 6-4 |
| 2014-05-05 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Serena Williams | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
96
90
Break points saved·Even
86
84
Break points won·Even
98
96
Deciding sets·Even
99
96
Tiebreaks·Even
98
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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90
Bencic B.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast