Serena Williams vs Carina WitthoeftUS Open Round of 64

US Open · WTA · Round of 64
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018 ·
hard
31 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
6-2 6-2
Witthoeft C.
Williams S.
662
Witthoeft C.
220

Serena Williams defeated Carina Witthoeft 6-2 6-2 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carina Witthoeft came in defending last year's round of 128, but Serena Williams had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 36). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
96
36
Break points saved·Dominant
86
30
Break points won·Dominant
98
50
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
37

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