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

Date: Apr 19, 2008*
Tournament: Charleston Open
Edition: 2008
Category: Tier I → modern equivalent WTA 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Serena Williams	Alizé Cornet
Aces	5	1
Double faults	0	1
First serve %	61	65
First serve points won %	76	54
Second serve points won %	42	37
Break points saved %	50	44
Break points converted %	56	50
Service points won %	63	48
Return points won %	52	37
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Alizé Cornet
Country	USA	FRA
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Jan 22, 1990
Age	26	18
Height	175 cm	173 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	9	40
Ranking points (entering)	2,296	708
Elo (entering)	2,181	1,728
Current career W-L	837–172	379–361
Current career earnings	$94,948,662	$10,531,464

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams #9 0 – 0 Alizé Cornet #40

Path

Serena Williams's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Maria Sharapova #4	7-5 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 2008	QF
Katarina Srebotnik #31	4-6 6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 2008	R16
Gisela Dulko #48	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 2008	R32

Serena Williams's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Vera Zvonareva #17	6-4 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 20, 2008	F

Alizé Cornet's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Agnes Szavay #13	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 19, 2008	QF
Sorana Cirstea #86	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 18, 2008	R16
Sara Errani #63	6-3 2-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 17, 2008	R32
Michaella Krajicek #45	6-3 3-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Apr 16, 2008	R64