Venus Williams vs Joannette Kruger — Indian Wells Quarter-final
Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
0 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 5 March 1998
hard
Williams V.6-1 6-3
Kruger J.
Williams V.
662
Kruger J.
13–
Venus Williams defeated Joannette Kruger 6-1 6-3 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped just 4 games past Joannette Kruger.
Head to head
2–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-02-23 | Oklahoma | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1997-08-25 | US Open | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
68%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
65%
41%
2nd serve points won·Dominant
44%
13%
Service points won·Clear edge
56%
32%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Clear edge
57%
33%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.0
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°CClear
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 52%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Graf S.
Zvereva N.
6-36-0
Hingis M.
Martinez C.
6-17-5
Williams V.
Kruger J.
6-16-3
Davenport L.
Cacic S.
6-17-5
R16
Martinez C.
Kournikova A.
6-36-4
Hingis M.
Babel M.
6-26-0
Cacic S.
Testud S.
4-67-67-6
Graf S.
Sugiyama A.
6-06-1
Davenport L.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-26-2
Zvereva N.
Spirlea I.
6-37-5
Williams V.
Monami D.
6-46-1
Kruger J.
Coetzer A.
2-66-46-4
R32
Spirlea I.
Li F.
7-56-2
Williams V.
Farina Elia S.
6-36-1
Monami D.
Paulus B.
6-46-0
Kruger J.
Schett B.
6-46-3
Coetzer A.
Miller A.
6-36-3
Martinez C.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-77-56-3
Kournikova A.
Rubin C.
3-66-27-6
Babel M.
Labat F.
4-66-16-4
Hingis M.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
6-26-1
Davenport L.
Frazier A.
6-36-1
Dragomir Ilie R.
Panova T.
5-76-06-0
Testud S.
Halard Decugis J.
6-31-66-4
Cacic S.
Tauziat N.
1-66-27-5
Graf S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-46-1
Sugiyama A.
Snyder T.
6-14-66-1
Zvereva N.
Sawamatsu N.
6-46-3
R64
Sugiyama A.
Guse K.
6-36-3
Kournikova A.
Dechaume Balleret A.
3-66-46-0
Babel M.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-76-37-6
Labat F.
Savchenko L.
6-23-66-1
Pitkowski Malcor S.
Fusai A.
6-46-3
Snyder T.
Osterloh L.
7-56-0
Tanasugarn T.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-14-67-5
Cacic S.
Cristea C.
6-16-1
Halard Decugis J.
Carlsson A.
6-06-2
Testud S.
Serna M.
6-44-67-5
Dragomir Ilie R.
Black C.
6-36-3
Farina Elia S.
Kleinova S.
6-06-2
Panova T.
Boogert K.
1-66-46-1
Sawamatsu N.
Lucic M.
6-24-66-3
Li F.
Barabanschikova O.
6-46-1
Frazier A.
Lubiani F.
6-46-1
Monami D.
Morariu C.
6-16-3
Paulus B.
Basuki Y.
6-41-67-5
Kruger J.
Mcquillan R.
6-01-67-5
Schett B.
Grande R.
6-76-37-6
Zvereva N.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-26-4
Miller A.
Taylor S.
6-16-1
Vento Kabchi M.
Kunce K.
6-36-4
Rubin C.
Likhovtseva E.
3-66-37-6