R16 Cincinnati Open 2020

Maria Sakkari #21 def. Serena Williams #9

5-7 7-6(5) 6-1

Maria Sakkari defeated Serena Williams 5-7 7-6(5) 6-1 in the 2020 Cincinnati Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMaria SakkariSerena Williams
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
79
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
47
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.0%56.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.6%66.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.3%49.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%73.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
63.0%58.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
26.3%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.3%37.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.1%48.9%
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.
+6.1+1.8
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.
-1.8-6.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2020 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMaria SakkariSerena Williams
Country GRE USA
Birth dateJul 25, 1995Sep 26, 1981
Age2538
Height172 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)219
Ranking points (entering)2,1303,975
Elo (entering)1,8422,068
Current career W-L266–211837–172
Current career earnings$14,983,434$94,948,662
Pre-match H2H

Path

Maria Sakkari's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Yulia Putintseva #336-4 7-6(9)WH2HMatch dataAug 25, 2020R32
Coco Gauff #506-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 23, 2020R64

Maria Sakkari's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Johanna Konta #154-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 27, 2020QF

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arantxa Rus #727-6(6) 3-6 7-6(0)WH2HMatch dataAug 25, 2020R32