Serena Williams vs Simona Halep — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
Williams S.6-3 6-3
Halep S.
Williams S.
662
Halep S.
330
Serena Williams defeated Simona Halep 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 10–3, defending last year's round of 32. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 11–3.
Key context
- Match story: Serena Williams dropped just 6 games past Simona Halep.
Head to head
10–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-01 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Simona Halep | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2019-01-14 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Serena Williams | 6-1 4-6 6-4 |
| 2016-08-29 | US Open | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 2016-03-07 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2015-08-17 | Cincinnati | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2015-04-02 | Miami | SF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-2 4-6 7-5 |
| 2014-10-26 | Singapore | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2014-10-22 | Singapore | RR | hard | Simona Halep | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2014-10-20 | WTA Finals | F | hard | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2014-10-20 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Simona Halep | 6-0 6-2 |
| 2013-08-12 | Cincinnati | QF | hard | Serena Williams | 6-0 6-4 |
| 2013-05-13 | Rome | SF | clay | Serena Williams | 6-3 6-0 |
| 2011-06-20 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Serena Williams | 3-6 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.3
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.5
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 90). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
96
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
86
68
Break points won·Even
98
100
Deciding sets·Even
99
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
82
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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