R128 Australian Open 2010

Venus Williams #6 def. Lucie Safarova #41

6-2 6-2

Venus Williams defeated Lucie Safarova 6-2 6-2 in the 2010 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVenus WilliamsLucie Safarova
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
21
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
47.2%47.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
76.0%59.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%25.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
80.0%54.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.0%41.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
45.5%20.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
58.7%34.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
62.6%37.4%
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.
+9.9-14.8
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.
+14.8-10.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2010 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsLucie Safarova
Country USA CZE
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Feb 4, 1987
Age2922
Height185 cm177 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)641
Ranking points (entering)5,1261,480
Elo (entering)1,9881,777
Current career W-L782–299354–273
Current career earnings$43,194,440$12,656,891
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.