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Serena Williams #1 def. Sara Errani #7

7-5 6-2

Match Information

Date	May 11, 2013*
Tournament	Madrid
Category	WTA 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	SF
Winner	Serena Williams
Score	7-5 6-2
Loser	Sara Errani

Stat	Serena Williams	Sara Errani
Aces	4	0
Double faults	3	3
First serve %	70	76
First serve points won %	74	50
Second serve points won %	50	44
Break points saved %	75	62
Break points converted %	38	25
Service points won %	67	49
Return points won %	51	33
Total points won %	58	42

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Serena Williams	Sara Errani
Country	USA	ITA
Birth date	Sep 26, 1981	Apr 29, 1987
Age	31	26
Height	175	164
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	7
Ranking points (entering)	11,115	5,270
Elo (entering)	2,256	1,961
Career W-L	825–170	384–299
Career earnings	$94,932,862	$17,994,211

Pre-match H2H

Serena Williams 4 – 0 Sara Errani

Path

Serena Williams's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 11, 2013	QF	Anabel Medina Garrigues	6-3 0-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
May 10, 2013	R16	Maria Kirilenko	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
May 9, 2013	R32	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
May 8, 2013	R64	Yulia Putintseva	7-6(5) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Serena Williams's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 12, 2013	F	Maria Sharapova	6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Sara Errani's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 11, 2013	QF	Ekaterina Makarova	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 10, 2013	R16	Varvara Lepchenko	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data
May 9, 2013	R32	Sorana Cirstea	7-5 2-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 8, 2013	R64	Urszula Radwanska	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data