Venus Williams vs Alicia Molik — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2004
hard
AUS
Alicia Molik
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Williams V.
6-3 6-4
Molik A.
Williams V.
662
Molik A.
34–

Venus Williams defeated Alicia Molik 6-3 6-4 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-01Japan OpenQFhardVenus Williams7-6(4) 6-3
2005-01-17Australian OpenR16hardAlicia Molik7-5 7-6(3)
2002-08-26US OpenR64hardVenus Williams6-1 6-2
1999-05-24Roland GarrosR32clayVenus Williams6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Molik A.

Molik A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Williams V.

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.Molik A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Molik A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
41
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
69
Break points won·Dominant
83
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
48

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
32°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 18%

Draw

Final
Henin J.
Kuznetsova S.
7-636-3
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Sugiyama A.
6-07-5
Henin J.
Shaughnessy M.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Williams V.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-3
Shaughnessy M.
Myskina A.
7-624-66-3
Henin J.
Martinez C.
6-16-0
R16
Martinez C.
Camerin M.
6-26-2
Henin J.
Sfar S.
6-17-5
Myskina A.
Serna M.
6-16-4
Shaughnessy M.
Mandula P.
7-616-4
Sugiyama A.
Pratt N.
6-26-2
Kuznetsova S.
Barna A.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Molik A.
6-36-4
Daniilidou E.
Capriati J.
6-47-62
R32
Barna A.
Maleeva M.
2-66-47-5
Molik A.
Vento Kabchi M.
7-636-2
Sugiyama A.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-26-3
Mandula P.
Dokic J.
6-16-2
Shaughnessy M.
Kapros A.
6-16-2
Serna M.
Dushevina V.
6-46-4
Camerin M.
Likhovtseva E.
5-76-16-0
Pratt N.
Zheng J.
7-57-5
Daniilidou E.
Pisnik T.
3-66-36-2
Martinez C.
Jugic Salkic M.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Schiavone F.
6-46-4
Sfar S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-24-0