U.S. OPEN STATS. Williams aces Sakkari in the 4th round. HIGHLIGHTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Williams gets the better of Sakkari to compete against Tsvetana Pironkova in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Serena Williams vs. Maria Sakkari

Serena Williams hustles Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-76 6-3 in the 4th round in New York on Monday. Williams will play against Tsvetana Pironkova in the quarter.

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The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the American snatched in the 6th game (4-2) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).

The American converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Greek was unable to convert any of her 3 break points. She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 57 points. Serena was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than Sakkari (31-26). Serena surrendered 7 points on serve (21-7). on the other side of the court, Maria conceded 10 points on serve (19-10).

The set went straight to the tiebreak as there were no breaks. Finally, the Greek won a thrilling breaker 8-6 after a huge fight with 14 points played.

Tiebreak

Sakkari won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 3rd (3-0), 10th (6-4) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, Williams won 4 minibreaks in the 5th (1-4), 8th (3-5), 9th (4-5) and 12th (6-6) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-0, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6

Sakkari was spot on in converting all her break points in the 12th game (6-5 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Sakkari didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 92 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Greek won just 2 more points than the American (47-45). Maria surrendered 15 points on serve (31-15). on the other side of the court, Williams conceded 16 points on serve (30-16).

Sakkari didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Williams in the 1st game (1-0). However, Serena succeeded in coming back to break the Greek in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

Serena converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Greek was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 1st game (0-0 40-A).

They played 57 points. Serena won 5 points more than Sakkari (31-26). Williams dropped 12 points on serve (19-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Sakkari conceded 12 points on serve (14-12).

Williams will add to her prize money $ 175,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 425,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Williams will add $ 375,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 800,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Williams
Sakkari
Serena Williams
6-3 6-76 6-3
Maria Sakkari
107
107
Total points
99
99
41
41
Winners
44
44
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
38
38
Unforced
43
43
47%
47%
Ratio Unforced
53%
53%
5/12
5/12
Net Approaches
8/14
8/14
42%
42%
Perc
57%
57%
-- Serve --
12
12
Aces
13
13
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
54%
54%
1st in
60%
60%
72%
72%
1st won
73%
73%
41/57
41/57
1st won
44/60
44/60
59%
59%
2nd won
48%
48%
29/49
29/49
2nd won
19/40
19/40
199
199
Fastest serve
188
188
176
176
AVG 1st Serve
170
170
138
138
AVG 2nd Serve
142
142
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
Total
1/6
1/6
38%
38%
Won
17%
17%
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At the end of the match, Serena scored 107 points vs. Sakkari’s 99.

Williams blasted 12 aces and she committed 2 double faults. The American won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points after she converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Maria was struggling to find the solution in converting her break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this match, the head to head between Williams and Sakkari is 1-1.

Highlights Serena Williams vs. Maria Sakkari U.S. Open – New York

Draw and next match H2H: Serena Williams vs. Tsvetana Pironkova – stats

Williams will play Pironkova in the quarter.

This will be the 5th time that Serena Williams and Tsvetana Pironkova clash against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Williams won 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in 2015.

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