R64 US Open 2018

Serena Williams #26 def. Carina Witthoeft #101

6-2 6-2

Serena Williams defeated Carina Witthoeft 6-2 6-2 in the 2018 US Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsCarina Witthoeft
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
132
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.4%62.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.1%56.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.5%21.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%16.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%43.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
83.3%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.9%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
61.1%38.9%
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.
+8.2-13.6
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.
+13.6-8.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2018 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsCarina Witthoeft
Country USA GER
Birth dateSep 26, 1981—
Age36—
Height175 cm176 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)26101
Ranking points (entering)1,676629
Elo (entering)2,1091,555
Current career W-L837–17249–69
Current career earnings$94,966,162$1,967,633
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magda Linette #686-4 6-0WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2018R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Venus Williams #166-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2018R32

Carina Witthoeft's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Caroline Dolehide #1196-3 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 2018R128