Serena Williams #9 def. Arantxa Rus #72

7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(0)

Serena Williams defeated Arantxa Rus 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(0) in the 2020 Cincinnati Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsArantxa Rus
Aces145
Double faults18
First serve %5765
First serve points won %8264
Second serve points won %4048
Break points saved %6457
Break points converted %4336
Service points won %6458
Return points won %4236
Total points won %5248

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsArantxa Rus
Country USA NED
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Dec 13, 1990
Age3829
Height175 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)972
Ranking points (entering)3,975869
Elo (entering)2,0651,678
Current career W-L837–17290–164
Current career earnings$94,948,662$4,703,783
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams #9 1 0 Arantxa Rus #72

Path

Serena Williams's path

No prior matches in this tournament.

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sakkari #217-5 6-7(5) 1-6LH2HMatch dataAug 26, 2020R16

Arantxa Rus's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alison Van Uytvanck #586-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 23, 2020R64
Nina Stojanovic #886-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 21, 2020Q2
Stefanie Voegele #1137-5 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataAug 20, 2020Q1