SF Charleston Open 2008

Serena Williams #9 def. Alizé Cornet #40

7-5 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Alizé Cornet 7-5 6-3 in the 2008 Charleston Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsAlizé Cornet
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
51
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.2%64.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.6%54.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
42.3%36.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
50.0%44.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
62.7%48.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
55.6%50.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.9%37.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.9%42.1%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+7.0-7.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+7.5-7.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsAlizé Cornet
Country USA FRA
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Jan 22, 1990
Age2618
Height175 cm173 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)940
Ranking points (entering)2,296708
Elo (entering)2,1811,728
Current career W-L837–172379–361
Current career earnings$94,966,162$10,531,464
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sharapova #47-5 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 2008QF
Katarina Srebotnik #314-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2008R16
Gisela Dulko #486-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2008R32

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Zvonareva #176-4 3-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 20, 2008F

Alizé Cornet's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agnes Szavay #137-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 19, 2008QF
Sorana Cirstea #866-1 7-5WH2HMatch dataApr 18, 2008R16
Sara Errani #636-3 2-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 2008R32
Michaella Krajicek #456-3 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 16, 2008R64