Tan overcomes Williams in the 1st round of Wimbledon. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – WIMBLEDON RESULTS

WIMBLEDON - LONDON DRAW AND RESULTS. Tan bests Williams to face Sara Sorribes Tormo in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Harmony Tan

Harmony Tan beats Serena Williams 7-5 1-6 7-6(7) in the 1st round in London on Tuesday. Tan will square off with Sara Sorribes Tormo in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 11 minutes. This will be her most significant achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best she could do in the past was reaching the qualifications in 2021. Here you can see her history at this event.

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Tan's Record

Harmony added to her prize money £ 28,000 after winning this match. She has won already £ 78,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Harmony will add £ 42,000 to her earnings to get in total £ 120,000 in total.

Highlights Harmony Tan vs. Serena Williams Wimbledon – London

Tan’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Tan
Williams
Harmony Tan
7-5 1-6 7-67
3h:11
Serena Williams
119
119
Total points
124
124
52
52
Winners
45
45
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
36%
36%
28
28
Unforced
54
54
34%
34%
Ratio Unforced
66%
66%
20/29
20/29
Net Approaches
42/67
42/67
69%
69%
Perc
63%
63%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
5
5
3
3
Double Faults
3
3
60%
60%
1st in
66%
66%
64%
64%
1st won
63%
63%
52/81
52/81
1st won
45/72
45/72
42%
42%
2nd won
51%
51%
22/53
22/53
2nd won
19/37
19/37
168
168
Fastest serve
189
189
157
157
AVG 1st Serve
168
168
122
122
AVG 2nd Serve
130
130
-- Break Points --
5/15
5/15
Total
6/17
6/17
33%
33%
Won
35%
35%
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Harmony won this contest even if she scored less points than the American (119 vs. 124).

Tan

The French player won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 33% (5/15) of the procured opportunities.

Williams

On the other side, the American was not so effective in converting her break points (only 35% – 6/17). That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this match, the head to head between Tan and Williams is 1-0 for Harmony.

Draw and next match H2H: Harmony Tan vs. Sara Sorribes Tormo – stats

Tan will square off with Sorribes Tormo in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Harmony Tan and Sara Sorribes Tormo clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sorribes Tormo (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.

The last time that they squared off, Sorribes Tormo won 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Monterrey back in March 2022.

Harmony Tan Draw info

Live score progression and stats

Tan was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Serena Williams in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Harmony to win the set as Williams found the way to break back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 6th (4-2) game. The French player kept her focus to break the American in the 7th (3-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game before conquering the set (7-5).

Notwithstanding also Serena won 4 consecutive games from 0-2 to 4-2

Tan converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40), the 7th (2-4 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). Also, on the other side, the American converted 40% of her break points (2/5). She had her opportunities in the 4th (1-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (3-2 40-A) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40).

They played 85 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Harmony won just 3 points more than the American (44-41). Harmony dropped 21 points on serve (26-21). on the other side of the net, Williams conceded 18 points on serve (20-18).

Tan started the set in the best possible way after breaking Serena Williams in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Williams improved her lead after breaking Tan in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Serena won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.

Williams was perfect in converting all her break points in the 2nd (1-0 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 3rd game (3-0 15-40). In addition on the other side, Tan was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 3rd game (0-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 67 points. Williams conquered the set after winning 13 more points than Tan (40-27). Williams conceded 8 points on serve (19-8). Regarding the other side of the net, the French player conceded 21 points on serve (19-21).

Tan won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (4-5) game, Harmony broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 10th (5-5) game before bringing the set at the tiebreak that she won 10-7.

Tiebreak

The French player converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 0-40 and 15-40), the 10th (4-5 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). Tan saved 1 set point when she was trailing 5-6. Also, on the other side, the American converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 91 points. The French player was the one to win the set after conquering 5 more points than Williams (48-43). Tan dropped 18 points on serve (29-18). On the other side, Williams conceded 19 points on serve (25-19).

 

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