Venus Williams vs Justine Henin — Australian Open Semi-final

Australian Open · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 January 2003
hard
BEL
Justine Henin
44 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
Williams V.
6-3 6-3
Henin J.
Williams V.
662
Henin J.
33–

Venus Williams defeated Justine Henin 6-3 6-3 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–2.

Key context

Head to head

6–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-08-27US OpenSFhardJustine Henin7-6(2) 6-4
2002-06-24WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2002-04-08Amelia IslandFclayVenus Williams2-6 7-5 7-6(5)
2002-02-11AntwerpFhardVenus Williams6-3 5-7 6-3
2001-12-30Gold CoastFhardVenus Williams7-5 6-2
2001-08-19New HavenQFhardVenus Williams6-3 5-7 6-2
2001-06-25WimbledonFgrassVenus Williams6-1 3-6 6-0
2001-05-07BerlinR16grassJustine Henin6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Henin J.

Henin J.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Henin J.

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.Henin J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Henin J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
78
Break points saved·Even
83
85
Break points won·Slight edge
83
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
82
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Henin J.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°CPartly cloudy
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 19%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Williams V.
7-643-66-4
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Clijsters K.
4-66-37-5
Williams V.
Henin J.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Shaughnessy M.
6-26-2
Clijsters K.
Myskina A.
6-26-4
Henin J.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-2
Williams V.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-3
R16
Shaughnessy M.
Bovina E.
5-76-26-4
Williams S.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Pratt N.
6-36-2
Henin J.
Davenport L.
7-55-79-7
Ruano Pascual V.
Chladkova D.
6-36-3
Clijsters K.
Coetzer A.
6-36-1
Hantuchova D.
Schnyder P.
7-56-3
Myskina A.
Rubin C.
4-66-46-1
R32
Schnyder P.
Petrova N.
6-24-66-3
Chladkova D.
Dominikovic E.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Barna A.
6-16-4
Davenport L.
Panova T.
6-26-1
Henin J.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-0
Myskina A.
Fernandez C.
6-33-66-3
Coetzer A.
Smashnova A.
6-06-2
Clijsters K.
Poutchek T.
6-26-1
Shaughnessy M.
Koukalova K.
6-16-3
Bovina E.
Maleeva M.
7-54-67-5
Daniilidou E.
Dechy N.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-1
Rubin C.
Schwartz B.
6-36-2
Pratt N.
Suarez P.
7-56-4
Hantuchova D.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Weingartner M.
6-14-66-4
R64
Smashnova A.
Matevzic M.
5-1
Suarez P.
Garbin T.
6-03-0
Hantuchova D.
Serra Zanetti A.
7-667-63
Koukalova K.
Seles M.
6-767-56-3
Davenport L.
Tulyaganova I.
6-776-47-5
Dechy N.
Bedanova D.
6-36-3
Schwartz B.
Serra Zanetti A.
6-16-2
Panova T.
Morigami A.
3-67-56-4
Pratt N.
Farina Elia S.
6-36-2
Clijsters K.
Mandula P.
6-06-0
Daniilidou E.
Frazier A.
6-16-2
Rubin C.
Pierce M.
0-66-46-2
Schnyder P.
Marrero M.
6-36-1
Williams S.
Callens E.
6-46-0
Maleeva M.
Cho Y.
2-66-46-1
Tanasugarn T.
Jidkova A.
6-23-66-3
Srebotnik K.
Razzano V.
6-16-746-3
Henin J.
Kournikova A.
6-06-1
Petrova N.
Sugiyama A.
6-46-4
Myskina A.
Gagliardi E.
5-76-26-0
Stosur S.
Webb V.
6-46-1
Poutchek T.
Torrens Valero C.
2-66-46-4
Weingartner M.
Foretz Gacon S.
3-66-16-2
Shaughnessy M.
Cervanova L.
6-16-1
Ruano Pascual V.
Husarova J.
5-77-56-0
Coetzer A.
Jankovic J.
6-24-66-4
Dominikovic E.
Kremer A.
6-16-4
Chladkova D.
Stevenson A.
6-26-2
Barna A.
Raymond L.
6-36-1
Fernandez C.
Serna M.
6-36-4
Bovina E.
Grande R.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Cargill A.
6-36-0
R128
Gagliardi E.
Mikaelian M.
6-12-0
Tulyaganova I.
Molik A.
3-66-4
Poutchek T.
Pisnik T.
6-36-0
Mandula P.
Talaja S.
7-56-1
Clijsters K.
Reeves S.
6-26-1
Seles M.
Kurhajcova L.
6-06-1
Koukalova K.
Sharapova M.
6-47-66
Cervanova L.
Diaz Oliva M.
7-626-2
Barna A.
Schiavone F.
5-76-16-3
Smashnova A.
Tu M.
6-44-66-2
Rubin C.
Czink M.
6-47-5
Callens E.
Sucha M.
6-06-2
Pratt N.
Washington M.
6-17-65
Williams S.
Loit E.
3-67-657-5
Cargill A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-2
Pierce M.
Wartusch P.
6-16-4
Serra Zanetti A.
Muller M.
7-656-0
Farina Elia S.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Schwartz B.
Dementieva E.
5-76-46-2
Fernandez C.
Szili A.
6-17-5
Daniilidou E.
Irvin M.
7-666-3
Matevzic M.
Dellacqua C.
6-766-26-2
Jankovic J.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-3
Serna M.
Carlsson A.
6-43-67-5
Coetzer A.
Schett B.
6-46-3
Shaughnessy M.
Llagostera Vives N.
4-66-36-3
Williams V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-46-2
Foretz Gacon S.
Kulikovskaya E.
4-66-16-0
Schnyder P.
Prakusya W.
6-36-1
Garbin T.
Mcquillan R.
6-47-63
Tanasugarn T.
Drake M.
6-06-2
Grande R.
Kapros A.
6-06-1
Torrens Valero C.
Majoli I.
6-34-66-4
Bovina E.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-1
Jidkova A.
Granville L.
2-66-46-0
Myskina A.
Fislova E.
7-56-3
Henin J.
Casanova M.
6-36-4
Kournikova A.
Nagyova H.
6-16-2
Panova T.
Roesch A.
7-623-66-2
Razzano V.
Craybas J.
7-674-66-1
Srebotnik K.
Safina D.
3-66-36-3
Marrero M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-676-1
Petrova N.
Arn G.
6-26-1
Morigami A.
Hrozenska S.
6-26-1
Davenport L.
Pin C.
6-26-1
Stevenson A.
Baltacha E.
6-16-4
Chladkova D.
Black C.
6-36-0
Serra Zanetti A.
Likhovtseva E.
7-666-4
Webb V.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
2-67-56-3
Dominikovic E.
Rittner B.
7-54-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Zuluaga F.
7-56-736-4
Kremer A.
Prusova L.
6-26-2
Husarova J.
Salerni M.
6-36-0
Ruano Pascual V.
Asagoe S.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Widjaja A.
6-34-66-2
Stosur S.
Martinez C.
6-736-36-4
Weingartner M.
Capriati J.
2-67-666-4
Dechy N.
Taylor S.
6-26-3
Bedanova D.
Benesova I.
6-35-76-4
Maleeva M.
Bartoli M.
6-46-1
Cho Y.
Dyrberg E.
6-36-3
Suarez P.
Randriantefy D.
6-46-3
Frazier A.
Martinez Granados C.
6-06-1
Raymond L.
Lee Waters L.
7-636-3