R64 Australian Open 2008

Serena Williams #7 def. Meng Yuan #121

6-3 6-1

Serena Williams defeated Meng Yuan 6-3 6-1 in the 2008 Australian Open second round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Jan 17, 2008*
Tournament
Australian Open
Edition
2008
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
R64

Match Statistics

StatSerena WilliamsMeng Yuan
Aces41
Double faults41
First serve %51.0%66.0%
First serve points won %83.0%49.0%
Second serve points won %43.0%21.0%
Break points saved %50.0%25.0%
Break points converted %75.0%50.0%
Service points won %64.0%39.0%
Return points won %61.0%36.0%
Total points won %62.0%38.0%
Match Serve++8.2-16.4
Match Return++16.4-8.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldSerena WilliamsMeng Yuan
Country USA CHN
Birth dateSep 26, 1981May 9, 1986
Age2621
Height175 cm168 cm
HandednessRight-Handed—
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)7121
Ranking points (entering)2,772291
Elo (entering)2,0781,497
Current career W-L837–17217–38
Current career earnings$94,948,662$398,170
Pre-match H2H
Serena Williams #7 0 – 0 Meng Yuan #121

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Path

Serena Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jarmila Wolfe #1456-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

Serena Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #256-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32

Meng Yuan's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ekaterina Ivanova #2104-6 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128