Venus Williams vs Elena Likhovtseva — Stanford Quarter-final

Stanford · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 July 1998
hard
RUS
Elena Likhovtseva
50 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLLW
Williams V.
6-2 6-4
Likhovtseva E.
Williams V.
662
Likhovtseva E.
24–

Venus Williams defeated Elena Likhovtseva 6-2 6-4 in the Stanford quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 9–0.

Key context

Head to head

8–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-07-19Los AngelesR16hardVenus Williams6-1 6-1
2002-06-24WimbledonQFgrassVenus Williams6-2 6-0
2001-06-25WimbledonR32grassVenus Williams6-2 6-2
2000-10-14LinzQFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2000-08-21New HavenR16hardVenus Williams6-3 7-5
1999-09-18Fed Cup WG1 F: USA vs RUSRRhardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
1998-10-20Kremlin CupR16carpetVenus Williams6-3 6-1
1997-10-27Kremlin CupR32carpetVenus Williams7-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Likhovtseva E.

Likhovtseva E.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Baseline 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. About

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Likhovtseva E.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 83). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Likhovtseva E.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
48
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
67
Break points won·Clear edge
83
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
63
Tiebreaks·
86
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Williams V.
6-45-76-4
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Seles M.
6-36-4
Davenport L.
Graf S.
6-46-76-3
Quarter-finals
Seles M.
Sidot A.
6-36-1
Williams V.
Likhovtseva E.
6-26-4
Graf S.
Zvereva N.
6-16-3
Davenport L.
Tanasugarn T.
7-66-1
R16
Graf S.
Fernandez M.
6-46-0
Seles M.
Li F.
2-66-36-1
Sidot A.
Kruger J.
6-37-6
Williams V.
Morariu C.
4-66-16-0
Likhovtseva E.
Frazier A.
6-16-4
Zvereva N.
Tatarkova E.
0-66-46-2
Davenport L.
Po Messerli K.
6-16-3
Tanasugarn T.
Stevenson A.
6-26-0
R32
Kruger J.
Osterloh L.
1-66-26-4
Li F.
Dechy N.
4-66-46-3
Po Messerli K.
Pratt N.
7-56-0
Tanasugarn T.
Yoshida Y.
6-06-3
Stevenson A.
Grande R.
6-17-5
Sidot A.
Saeki M.
7-66-26-3
Fernandez M.
Rubin C.
6-46-4
Tatarkova E.
Cacic S.
7-62-67-5
Zvereva N.
Snyder T.
6-26-4
Likhovtseva E.
Irvin M.
6-14-66-0
Frazier A.
Lee J.
3-66-26-3
Morariu C.
Capriati J.
6-43-66-4