SF US Open 2010

Kim Clijsters #3 def. Venus Williams #4

4-6 7-6(2) 6-4

Kim Clijsters defeated Venus Williams 4-6 7-6(2) 6-4 in the 2010 US Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatKim ClijstersVenus Williams
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
19
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
57
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
68.3%60.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
71.0%74.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%50.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%33.3%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.4%64.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
66.7%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.6%35.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.8%49.2%
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.
+8.3+8.4
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.
-8.4-8.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2010 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKim ClijstersVenus Williams
Country BEL USA
Birth dateJun 8, 1983Jun 17, 1980
Age2730
Height174 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)34
Ranking points (entering)5,3255,176
Elo (entering)2,1602,073
Current career W-L466–128782–299
Current career earnings$24,545,194$43,194,440
Pre-match H2H

Path

Kim Clijsters's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Samantha Stosur #66-4 5-7 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 2010QF
Ana Ivanovic #406-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2010R16
Petra Kvitova #296-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2010R32
Sally Peers #2016-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2010R64
Greta Arn #1046-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2010R128

Kim Clijsters's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vera Zvonareva #86-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 12, 2010F

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Francesca Schiavone #77-6(5) 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 2010QF
Shahar Peer #197-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 7, 2010R16
Mandy Minella #1856-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2010R32
Rebecca Marino #1797-6(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2010R64
Roberta Vinci #656-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2010R128