Serena Williams vs Anastasia PotapovaAustralian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 12 February 2021 ·
hard
AUT
Anastasia Potapova
25 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams S.
7-6 6-2
Potapova A.
Williams S.
7762
Potapova A.
6520

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

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-20Australian OpenR128hardSerena Williams6-0 6-3

Statistics

This season
Williams S.Potapova A.
1st serve in·Even
59%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.1
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 130). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams S.Potapova A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
96
56
Break points saved·Dominant
86
35
Break points won·Even
98
94
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
89
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
16

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·
92

Potapova A.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw