R32 Australian Open 2021

Serena Williams #11 def. Anastasia Potapova #101

7-6(5) 6-2

Serena Williams defeated Anastasia Potapova 7-6(5) 6-2 in the 2021 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsAnastasia Potapova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
92
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
48
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
62.7%45.5%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.6%46.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
32.1%52.8%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%37.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.0%50.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
62.5%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.0%40.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.3%44.7%
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.
+3.3-6.7
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.
+6.7-3.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2021 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsAnastasia Potapova
Country USA AUT
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Mar 30, 2001
Age3919
Height175 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)11101
Ranking points (entering)4,265771
Elo (entering)2,0671,709
Current career W-L837–172168–136
Current career earnings$94,948,662$6,710,702
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nina Stojanovic #996-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2021R64
Laura Siegemund #496-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aryna Sabalenka #76-4 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 16, 2021R16

Anastasia Potapova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Timea Babos #1146-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 11, 2021R64
Alison Riske-Amritraj #266-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128