Williams stuns Kovinic in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

    U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Williams upsets Kovinic to fight against Anett Kontaveit in the 2nd round

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    Luke Meyer
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    Prediction and head to head Serena Williams vs. Danka Kovinic

    Serena Williams shocks Danka Kovinic 6-3 6-3 in the 1st round in New York on Monday. Williams will play against Anett Kontaveit in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes. The American won this tournament 5 times in 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Here you can see her history at this event.

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    Williams's Record

    The American added to her prize money $ 41,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 121,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Serena will add $ 67,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 188,000 in total.

    Highlights Serena Williams vs. Danka Kovinic U.S. Open – New York

    Williams’s Interview

    Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

    Williams
    Kovinic
    Serena Williams
    6-3 6-3
    1h:40
    Danka Kovinic
    76
    76
    Total points
    52
    52
    33
    33
    Winners
    17
    17
    43%
    43%
    Ratio Winners
    33%
    33%
    25
    25
    Unforced
    25
    25
    50%
    50%
    Ratio Unforced
    50%
    50%
    14/19
    14/19
    Net Approaches
    2/4
    2/4
    74%
    74%
    Perc
    50%
    50%
    -- Serve --
    9
    9
    Aces
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Double Faults
    8
    8
    66%
    66%
    1st in
    44%
    44%
    77%
    77%
    1st won
    61%
    61%
    33/43
    33/43
    1st won
    17/28
    17/28
    36%
    36%
    2nd won
    31%
    31%
    8/22
    8/22
    2nd won
    11/35
    11/35
    188
    188
    Fastest serve
    185
    185
    163
    163
    AVG 1st Serve
    170
    170
    135
    135
    AVG 2nd Serve
    133
    133
    -- Break Points --
    5/11
    5/11
    Total
    2/10
    2/10
    45%
    45%
    Won
    20%
    20%
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    At the end of the match, the American scored 76 points vs. Danka’s 52.

    Williams

    The American served pretty well to win 77% of the points (33/43) behind her first serve. Nonetheless she won only 36% points (8/22) on her second serve. Serena won this match even if she was far from perfect in converting her break points since she converted only 45% (5/11) of the procured opportunities.

    Kovinic

    On the other side, Kovinic had some problems converting her break points (only 20% – 2/10). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

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

    Draw and next match H2H: Serena Williams vs. Anett Kontaveit – stats

    Williams will come up against Kontaveit in the 2nd round.

    There is no head to head record between Serena Williams and Anett Kontaveit since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

    Serena Williams Draw info

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    1st Set -
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    Williams commenced this set in the best possible way after breaking Danka Kovinic in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, that was not enough for Williams to win the set since Danka found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 5th (3-2) game. The American maintained her focus to break Kovinic in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

    Kovinic was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-3 to 6-3.

    Serena converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A), the 6th (2-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the converted 20% of her break points (2/10). She had her opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40), the 2nd (0-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

    They contested 74 points. Williams won 10 points more than Kovinic (42-32). Serena surrendered 21 points on serve (25-21). on the other side of the net, Kovinic conceded 17 points on serve (11-17).

    2nd Set -
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    Williams won the set after she broke Kovinic in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

    Serena converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 0th (1-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 0-40). On the other side, Williams didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

    They contested 54 points. The American won 14 points more than the (34-20). Williams was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (16-3). On the losing side, Kovinic conceded 18 points on serve (17-18).

     

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