R64 Australian Open 2017

Serena Williams #2 def. Lucie Safarova #61

6-3 6-4

Serena Williams defeated Lucie Safarova 6-3 6-4 in the 2017 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsLucie Safarova
Aces158
Double faults63
First serve %64.0%55.0%
First serve points won %83.0%75.0%
Second serve points won %41.0%46.0%
Break points saved %100.0%60.0%
Break points converted %40.0%0.0%
Service points won %68.0%62.0%
Return points won %38.0%32.0%
Total points won %55.0%45.0%

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsLucie Safarova
Country USA CZE
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Feb 4, 1987
Age3529
Height175 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)261
Ranking points (entering)7,080998
Elo (entering)2,1791,705
Current career W-L837–172354–273
Current career earnings$94,948,662$12,656,891
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Belinda Bencic #596-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2017R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicole Gibbs #926-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2017R32

Lucie Safarova's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yanina Wickmayer #603-6 7-6(7) 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2017R128