R16 Italian Open 2008

Serena Williams #6 def. Sara Errani #60

6-4 6-3

Serena Williams defeated Sara Errani 6-4 6-3 in the 2008 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsSara Errani
Aces60
Double faults22
First serve %62.0%66.0%
First serve points won %76.0%48.0%
Second serve points won %39.0%41.0%
Break points saved %40.0%17.0%
Break points converted %83.0%60.0%
Service points won %62.0%46.0%
Return points won %54.0%38.0%
Total points won %58.0%42.0%

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsSara Errani
Country USA ITA
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Apr 29, 1987
Age2621
Height175 cm164 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)660
Ranking points (entering)2,836487
Elo (entering)2,1751,649
Current career W-L837–172387–304
Current career earnings$94,948,662$18,238,851
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams #6 0 0 Sara Errani #60

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alona Bondarenko #246-2 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2008R32

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alizé Cornet #34(w/o)LH2HMatch dataMay 17, 2008QF

Sara Errani's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agnes Szavay #156-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 15, 2008R32
Shuai Peng #706-4 1-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 2008R64