Serena Williams vs Elina Svitolina — US Open Semi-final
US Open · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2019 ·
hard
#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Williams S.6-3 6-1
Svitolina E.
Williams S.
662
Svitolina E.
310
Serena Williams defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-1 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's final. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped just 4 games past Elina Svitolina.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-08-08 | Olympics | R16 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-4 6-3 |
| 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
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (81 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
96
91
Break points saved·Even
86
83
Break points won·Even
98
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
93
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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70
Svitolina E.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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