Magdalena Maleeva vs Venus Williams — Moscow Round of 16

Moscow · WTA · Round of 16
BUL
Magdalena Maleeva
51 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2002
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Maleeva M.
2-6 6-1 7-6
Williams V.
Maleeva M.
26772
Williams V.
61631

Magdalena Maleeva defeated Venus Williams 2-6 6-1 7-6 in the Moscow round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Magdalena Maleeva had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 8 on hard. Magdalena Maleeva narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-04-26WarsawQFclayVenus Williams6-1 6-0
2002-01-14Australian OpenR16hardVenus Williams6-0 6-3
2001-02-12NiceSFcarpetMagdalena Maleeva7-6(8) 6-4
1998-01-11SydneyQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Maleeva M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Maleeva M.

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
Maleeva M.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Maleeva M.
Davenport L.
5-76-37-64
Semi-finals
Maleeva M.
Mauresmo A.
7-56-4
Davenport L.
Coetzer A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Davenport L.
Bovina E.
3-66-36-3
Maleeva M.
Dechy N.
6-46-2
Mauresmo A.
Matevzic M.
7-616-3
Coetzer A.
Petrova N.
6-26-1
R16
Petrova N.
Kournikova A.
W/O
Dechy N.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-3
Coetzer A.
Dokic J.
7-613-66-3
Matevzic M.
Safina D.
3-67-56-3
Bovina E.
Dementieva E.
6-14-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Panova T.
6-46-3
Davenport L.
Serna M.
6-46-3
Maleeva M.
Williams V.
2-66-17-63
R32
Coetzer A.
Prusova L.
6-46-4
Maleeva M.
Smashnova A.
6-16-2
Dechy N.
Daniilidou E.
3-66-36-4
Shaughnessy M.
Myskina A.
6-36-7106-4
Panova T.
Kremer A.
7-56-3
Matevzic M.
Grande R.
6-47-5
Safina D.
Farina Elia S.
0-67-646-4
Petrova N.
Hingis M.
6-26-2
Kournikova A.
Mikaelian M.
6-46-3
Serna M.
Suarez P.
6-22-66-2
Dementieva E.
Majoli I.
6-46-1
Bovina E.
Zvonareva V.
2-67-616-3