SF Madrid Open 2013

Serena Williams #1 def. Sara Errani #7

7-5 6-2

Serena Williams defeated Sara Errani 7-5 6-2 in the 2013 Madrid Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsSara Errani
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
40
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.5%76.3%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
74.4%50.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%61.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
67.2%48.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
38.5%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
51.3%32.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
58.4%41.6%
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.
+11.3-7.2
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.
+7.2-11.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2013 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsSara Errani
Country USA ITA
Birth dateSep 26, 1981Apr 29, 1987
Age3126
Height175 cm164 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)17
Ranking points (entering)11,1155,270
Elo (entering)2,3171,959
Current career W-L837–172387–304
Current career earnings$94,966,162$18,263,851
Pre-match H2H

Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Anabel Medina Garrigues #636-3 0-6 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2013QF
Maria Kirilenko #126-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2013R16
Lourdes Domínguez Lino #476-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2013R32
Yulia Putintseva #897-6(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2013R64

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Maria Sharapova #26-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 12, 2013F

Sara Errani's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ekaterina Makarova #246-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 11, 2013QF
Varvara Lepchenko #277-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 10, 2013R16
Sorana Cirstea #267-5 2-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 9, 2013R32
Urszula Radwanska #316-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 8, 2013R64