Venus Williams vs Ai Sugiyama — Gold Coast Quarter-final

Gold Coast · 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
Sunday, 30 December 2001
hard
JPN
Ai Sugiyama
51 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Williams V.
6-2 6-4
Sugiyama A.
Williams V.
662
Sugiyama A.
24–

Venus Williams defeated Ai Sugiyama 6-2 6-4 in the Gold Coast quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–0.

Key context

Head to head

6–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-10-14LinzR16hardVenus Williams7-5 6-2
2000-06-26WimbledonR64grassVenus Williams6-1 6-4
1999-02-15HanoverR16carpetVenus Williams6-4 7-5
1998-05-25Roland GarrosR64clayVenus Williams6-0 6-2
1998-01-11SydneySFhardVenus Williams6-1 7-6
1997-03-07Indian WellsR32hardVenus Williams3-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sugiyama A.

Sugiyama A.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Sugiyama A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
5.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Sugiyama A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
42
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
68
Break points won·Clear edge
83
63
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
49

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Sugiyama A.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Henin J.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Petrova N.
7-616-5
Henin J.
Bedanova D.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Bedanova D.
Pisnik T.
6-13-0
Petrova N.
Farina Elia S.
7-647-5
Henin J.
Barna A.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-4
R16
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
6-06-4
Sugiyama A.
Myskina A.
7-56-3
Petrova N.
Shaughnessy M.
6-44-66-3
Henin J.
Hantuchova D.
1-66-06-3
Barna A.
Pratt N.
6-32-66-1
Pisnik T.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-4
Bedanova D.
Kruger J.
3-67-56-2
Farina Elia S.
Cho Y.
7-654-66-3
R32
Pratt N.
Osterloh L.
6-26-1
Barna A.
Grande R.
6-31-66-2
Hantuchova D.
Lamade B.
6-17-5
Kruger J.
Majoli I.
4-66-46-3
Schnyder P.
Koukalova K.
6-43-66-2
Myskina A.
Stosur S.
6-26-0
Sugiyama A.
Weingartner M.
6-04-66-2
Shaughnessy M.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Torrens Valero C.
6-26-1
Cho Y.
Selyutina I.
6-26-4
Farina Elia S.
Loit E.
6-24-66-3
Bedanova D.
Wheeler C.
6-46-4
Likhovtseva E.
Stevenson A.
6-21-66-4
Pisnik T.
Testud S.
6-47-5