Serena Williams and Qiang Wang will clash against each other in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1 pm (est) on the Rod Laver Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Serena Williams who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Serena Williams is the pick to win this match.
Serena Williams -> 1.10
Qiang Wang -> 7.00
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Prediction and head to head Serena Williams vs. Qiang Wang
This will be the 2nd time that Serena Williams and Qiang Wang fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Williams won 6-1 6-0 in the quarter in at the U.S. Open back in 2019.
Highlights Serena Williams vs Serena Williams – U.S. Open 03-September-2019
Serena Williams
Ranked no. 9, Serena reached the quarter after defeating Anastasia Potapova 6-0 6-3 and Tamara Zidansek 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Serena had a good straight sets win against Zidansek (6-2 6-3). During the match Williams scored 68 points vs Zidansek’s 49. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Williams blasted 7 aces and she was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Serena Williams conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 4 break points. Furthermore, Williams put 61% of her first serves in, winning 78% (29/37) of the points behind her 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Zidansek 4 times after converting 29% of her break points (4/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Serena hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to conquer 60% of the points she played.
Williams has a a remarkable record in the last 10 years having won 86% of her matches (967-155). 7-0 on hard in 2020. Talking about her performance on the same surface of this competition, Williams has a 353-41 record in the last 10 years on hard.
Her best result of the current season was winning the title in Auckland where she beat Jessica Pegula in the final 6-3 6-4.
Serena has a 7-0 win-loss record in 2020, 7-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
Williams lost in the quarter 6-4 4-6 7-5 to Karolina Pliskova.
Qiang Wang
Ranked no. 29, the Chinese got to the quarter after defeating Pauline Parmentier 7-62 6-3 and Fiona Ferro 6-1 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Chinese had a good straight sets win against Ferro (6-1 6-2). During the match Wang scored 55 points vs Ferro’s 31. Qiang was extremely aggressive to blast 17 winners.
Talking about serving, Wang was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and she was extremely steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Qiang Wang lost the serve once and she saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Wang put 57% of her first serves in, winning 68% (17/25) of the points behind her 1st serve and 74% (14/19) on the 2nd serve. The Chinese broke Ferro 5 times after converting 56% of her break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Wang hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 60% of the points she played.
Wang has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of her matches (823-558). 4-2 on hard in 2020. In connection with her performance on the same surface of this competition, Wang has a 148-121 win-loss record in the last 10 years on hard.
Qiang has a 4-2 win-loss record in 2020, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the Australian Open
The Chinese had to bow in the 3rd round 6-3 6-3 to Anastasija Sevastova.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Williams | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 37 |
| Pts | 126-84 | 131-87 |
| Total Points | 210 | 218 |
| Winners | 54 | 47 |
| %Winners | 43% | 36% |
Both Williams and Wang played 2 matches. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Williams and Wang have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Williams played 5 games less than Wang. The American scored 54 winners (43% on total points). On the other side, Wang blasted 47 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Williams | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 0 |
| 1st in | 68/112 | 68/111 |
| %1st in | 61% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 54/68 | 47/68 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 20/44 | 28/43 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 65% |
Williams blasted 16 aces (8 per match). Wang didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Williams won 79% points on her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Wang won 69% points behind her first serve. She had a solid display on her second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Williams | Wang |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 8 |
| Converted | 9/20 | 8/14 |
| % Converted | 45% | 57% |
| Conceded | 7 | 5 |
| Saved | 6 | 2 |
| % Saved | 86% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
Williams broke her opponents 9 times with 45% conversion rate. Serena conceded her serve once and she saved 86% of the break points that she conceded. Qiang broke her opponents 8 times with 57% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded her serve 3 times and she saved 40% of the break points that she conceded.
| Williams | ||||
| R1 Potapova |
R2 Zidansek |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-3 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 17 | 32 | |
| pts | 58-35 | 68-49 | 126-84 | |
| Total points | 93 | 117 | 210 | |
| Winners | 25 | 29 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 31/51 | 37/61 | 68/112 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 25/31 | 29/37 | 54/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 78% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/20 | 11/24 | 20/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 46% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 4/14 | 9/20 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 29% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 0% | 17% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wang | ||||
| R1 Parmentier |
R2 Ferro |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-3 | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 15 | 37 | |
| pts | 76-56 | 55-31 | 131-87 | |
| Total points | 132 | 86 | 218 | |
| Winners | 30 | 17 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 31% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 43/67 | 25/44 | 68/111 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 57% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 30/43 | 17/25 | 47/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 68% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/24 | 14/19 | 28/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 74% | 65% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 5/9 | 8/14 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 56% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
LWWWWWWWLW Tennis Scores at the Australian Open
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Donna VekicVekic – Alize CornetCornet (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Angelique KerberKerber – Priscilla HonHon (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Catherine Cartan BellisCartan Bellis – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Zarina DiyasDiyas – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Petra KvitovaKvitova – Paula Badosa GibertBadosa Gibert (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Nao HibinoHibino (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Sofia KeninKenin – Ann LiLi (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Qiang WangWang – Fiona FerroFerro (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Shuai ZhangZhang – Caty McNallyMcNally (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Saisai ZhengZheng (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Ashleigh BartyBarty – Polona HercogHercog (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Caroline WozniackiWozniacki – Dayana YastremskaYastremska (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Ons JabeurJabeur – Caroline GarciaGarcia (1-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Serena WilliamsWilliams – Tamara ZidansekZidansek (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Elena RybakinaRybakina – Greetje MinnenMinnen (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Ekaterina AlexandrovaAlexandrova – Barbora KrejcikovaKrejcikova (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Julia GoergesGoerges – Petra MarticMartic (4-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Madison KeysKeys – Arantxa RusRus (7-63 6-2) – See score progression
- Alison RiskeRiske – Lin ZhuZhu (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Cori GauffGauff – Sorana CirsteaCirstea (4-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Belinda BencicBencic – Jelena OstapenkoOstapenko (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Donna VekicVekic – Alize CornetCornet (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Elise MertensMertens – Heather WatsonWatson (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Catherine Cartan BellisCartan Bellis – Karolina MuchovaMuchova (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Zarina DiyasDiyas – Anna BlinkovaBlinkova (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Angelique KerberKerber – Priscilla HonHon (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Karolina PliskovaPliskova – Laura SiegemundSiegemund (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
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