SF US Open 2012

Serena Williams #4 def. Sara Errani #10

6-1 6-2

Serena Williams defeated Sara Errani 6-1 6-2 in the 2012 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsSara Errani
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
90
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
65.0%81.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
92.3%51.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%40.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
80.0%49.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.9%20.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
63.2%36.8%
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.
+24.1-6.9
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.
+6.9-24.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2012 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsSara Errani
Country USA ITA
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Apr 29, 1987
Age3025
Height175 cm164 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)410
Ranking points (entering)7,3003,860
Elo (entering)2,2451,940
Current career W-L837–172387–304
Current career earnings$94,966,162$18,263,851
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams #4 3 0 Sara Errani #10

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ana Ivanovic #136-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2012QF
Andrea Sestini Hlavackova #826-0 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2012R16
Ekaterina Makarova #426-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2012R32
Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #1086-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2012R64
Coco Vandeweghe #756-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2012R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #16-2 2-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 2012F

Sara Errani's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Roberta Vinci #196-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2012QF
Angelique Kerber #67-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 2012R16
Olga Puchkova #1436-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2012R32
Vera Dushevina #1046-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 2012R64
Garbiñe Muguruza #986-3 6-7(6) 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2012R128