Serena Williams vs Anastasia Potapova — Australian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
USA10
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
Anastasia Potapova
RUS
Anastasia Potapova
#25WTA
1904ELO
1804Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$6.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
7-6 6-2
Potapova A.
Williams S.
762
Potapova A.
620

Serena Williams defeated Anastasia Potapova 7-6 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Serena Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardSerena Williams6-0 6-3

Statistics

This season
Williams S.Potapova A.
1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.1
2.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Potapova A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
96
64
Break points saved·Dominant
86
49
Break points won·Slight edge
98
90
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
26

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Williams S.Potapova A.
Freshness·
—
93

Potapova A.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw