R64 Australian Open 2021

Sara Errani #134 def. Venus Williams #81

6-1 6-0

Sara Errani defeated Venus Williams 6-1 6-0 in the 2021 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSara ErraniVenus Williams
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
02
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
34
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
82.1%63.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
75.0%44.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
42.9%35.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%53.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
69.2%40.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
46.2%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
59.3%30.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
63.4%36.6%
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.
+12.6-15.9
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.
+15.9-12.6

* 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

FieldSara ErraniVenus Williams
Country ITA USA
Birth dateApr 29, 1987Jun 17, 1980
Age3340
Height164 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)13481
Ranking points (entering)584958
Elo (entering)1,6201,736
Current career W-L387–304782–299
Current career earnings$18,238,851$43,194,440
Pre-match H2H
Sara Errani #134 1 3 Venus Williams #81

Path

Sara Errani's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Qiang Wang #342-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128

Sara Errani's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Su-Wei Hsieh #714-6 6-2 5-7LH2HMatch dataFeb 13, 2021R32

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kirsten Flipkens #907-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataFeb 10, 2021R128