Ahead of the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, it’s a good time to look at stats from the remaining players’ first week matches.
Though these are fun to look at, keep in mind they are based on a limited sample size of just four matches per player.
(Stats for the men are available here.)
Sets Played:
1. Maria Sharapova – 8
1. Serena Williams – 8
1. Agnieszka Radwanska – 8
1. Li Na – 8
5. Victoria Azarenka – 9
5. Sloane Stephens – 9
5. Ekaterina Makarova – 9
8. Svetlana Kuznetsova – 10
Games Played:
1. Sharapova – 53
2. Williams – 56
3. Radwanska – 70
4. Azarenka – 72
5. Li – 73
6. Stephens – 82
7. Kuznetsova – 85
8. Makarova – 92
Return Games Won:
1. Makarova – 27
2. Azarenka – 23
2. Sharapova – 23
2. Kuznetsova – 23
5. Williams – 21
5. Stephens – 21
5. Radwanska – 21
5. Li – 21
Aces:
1. Williams – 30
2. Radwanska – 16
3. Sharapova – 15
4. Makarova – 15
5. Kuznetsova – 15
6. Li – 12
7. Stephens – 10
8. Azarenka – 7
Double Faults:
1. Radwanska – 3
2. Kuznetsova – 3
3. Williams – 7
4. Sharapova – 10
5. Makarova – 10
6. Li – 13
7. Stephens – 14
8. Azarenka – 17
First Serve Percentage In:
1. Williams – 69.2
2. Azarenka – 67.8
3. Radwanska – 67.8
4. Li – 66.2
5. Kuznetsova – 64.9
6. Stephens – 64
7. Makarova – 58.1
8. Sharapova – 57.8
Percentage of Service Points Won:
1. Williams – 75.6
2. Sharapova – 69.3
3. Radwanska – 66.4
4. Kuznetsova – 63
5. Li – 62.3
6. Azarenka – 61.5
7. Stephens – 59.2
8. Makarova – 56.5
Percentage of First Serve Points Won:
1. Williams – 86.1
2. Sharapova – 78.1
3. Li – 69.4
4. Azarenka – 67.9
5. Radwanska – 66.9
6. Kuznetsova – 64.9
7. Makarova – 63.4
8. Stephens – 61.9
Percentage of Second Serve Points Won:
1. Radwanska – 65.2
2. Kuznetsova – 59.3
3. Sharapova – 57.1
4. Stephens – 54.2
5. Williams – 52.1
6. Li – 48.8
7. Azarenka – 48
8. Makarova – 46.8
Percentage of Return Points Won:
1. Sharapova – 64.4
2. Williams – 59.1
3. Azarenka – 57.9
4. Makarova – 54.3
5. Li – 54
6. Radwanska – 53.4
7. Stephens – 51.7
8. Kuznetsova – 51.1
Break Point Conversion Percentage:
1. Li – 72.4
2. Makarova – 64.3
3. Azarenka – 63.9
4. Williams – 60
5. Sharapova – 59
6. Stephens – 58.3
7. Radwanska – 52.5
8. Kuznetsova – 48.9