Venus Williams vs Jie Zheng — Miami Round of 64

Miami · WTA · Round of 64
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 24 March 2004
hard
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Williams V.
6-4 6-4
Zheng J.
Williams V.
662
Zheng J.
44–

Venus Williams defeated Jie Zheng 6-4 6-4 in the Miami round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Venus Williams claimed a first win over Jie Zheng in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-26US OpenR64hardJie Zheng6-3 2-6 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.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.Zheng J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Zheng J.
Clutch Rating·Even
54
56
Break points saved·Dominant
83
55
Break points won·Even
83
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
73

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Zheng J.
Freshness·
100
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Williams V.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 31 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Dementieva E.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-4
Dementieva E.
Petrova N.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Williams V.
6-35-77-63
Williams S.
Craybas J.
6-06-1
Daniilidou E.
Sprem K.
6-16-3
Petrova N.
Dechy N.
6-26-2
R16
Dementieva E.
Dokic J.
5-76-16-3
Williams V.
Schiavone F.
6-16-3
Williams S.
Sharapova M.
6-46-3
Craybas J.
Suarez P.
4-66-47-62
Daniilidou E.
Golovin T.
7-686-1
Sprem K.
Kuznetsova S.
3-67-56-4
Petrova N.
Molik A.
6-26-1
Dechy N.
Dulko G.
6-36-2
R32
Sprem K.
Vento Kabchi M.
4-66-36-0
Petrova N.
Loit E.
6-16-3
Molik A.
Farina Elia S.
6-36-756-4
Dechy N.
Perry S.
6-26-2
Dulko G.
Dushevina V.
7-646-4
Dementieva E.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-46-3
Dokic J.
Brandi K.
7-56-4
Schiavone F.
Raymond L.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Hantuchova D.
7-606-2
Suarez P.
Serna M.
6-46-2
Craybas J.
Zvonareva V.
6-23-66-3
Kuznetsova S.
Kapros A.
2-67-646-3
Daniilidou E.
Capriati J.
6-26-4
Golovin T.
Jankovic J.
6-746-17-5
Williams S.
Likhovtseva E.
6-14-66-3
Sharapova M.
Smashnova A.
7-56-2
R64
Likhovtseva E.
Strycova B.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Marrero M.
6-16-0
Brandi K.
Shaughnessy M.
7-54-67-5
Schiavone F.
Kurhajcova L.
6-16-3
Raymond L.
Panova T.
5-77-56-1
Hantuchova D.
Tanasugarn T.
7-623-66-0
Williams V.
Zheng J.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Kremer A.
7-56-3
Farina Elia S.
Santangelo M.
3-66-37-63
Perry S.
Zuluaga F.
6-737-56-1
Dechy N.
Perebiynis T.
4-67-666-4
Dushevina V.
Krasnoroutskaya L.
6-07-5
Dementieva E.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-46-1
Petrova N.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-2
Loit E.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-17-64
Molik A.
Frazier A.
4-67-56-2
Jankovic J.
Maleeva M.
7-656-2
Golovin T.
Safina D.
6-16-2
Daniilidou E.
Morigami A.
6-36-3
Capriati J.
Koukalova K.
6-06-1
Zvonareva V.
Garbin T.
6-37-63
Craybas J.
Mandula P.
7-656-2
Serna M.
Jackson J.
3-67-656-2
Suarez P.
Chladkova D.
6-16-2
Smashnova A.
Grande R.
6-16-3
Dokic J.
Pratt N.
W/O
Dulko G.
Kutuzova V.
6-44-1
Kapros A.
Pisnik T.
6-31-66-4
Sharapova M.
Asagoe S.
6-23-66-0
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Obata S.
3-66-46-2
Sprem K.
Lee Waters L.
6-16-2
Vento Kabchi M.
Sugiyama A.
6-17-5
R128
Perebiynis T.
Granville L.
6-37-66
Perry S.
Weingartner M.
6-26-1
Santangelo M.
Sucha M.
3-66-06-4
Craybas J.
Harkleroad A.
6-23-0
Marrero M.
Haynes A.
7-637-61
Brandi K.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-56-2
Koukalova K.
Stevenson A.
5-77-56-0
Zheng J.
Kleinova S.
6-46-0
Tanasugarn T.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-16-3
Panova T.
Schett B.
6-46-2
Kurhajcova L.
Vaidisova N.
6-26-4
Pratt N.
Parra Santonja A.
7-636-726-4
Obata S.
Jidkova A.
6-33-66-0
Dragomir Ilie R.
Ondraskova Z.
6-46-4
Kutuzova V.
Irvin M.
6-36-4
Dushevina V.
Gagliardi E.
6-26-4
Frazier A.
Black C.
6-46-2
Diaz Oliva M.
Barna A.
6-45-76-1
Kirilenko M.
Callens E.
6-736-17-63
Vento Kabchi M.
Pin C.
7-647-5
Lee Waters L.
Vakulenko J.
6-37-62
Kapros A.
Sun T.
5-76-26-1
Kremer A.
Cho Y.
6-47-67
Jankovic J.
Schaul C.
6-15-76-3
Golovin T.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Morigami A.
Snyder T.
6-46-2
Garbin T.
Czink M.
6-36-3
Jackson J.
Casanova M.
6-46-4
Chladkova D.
Cervanova L.
6-746-46-4
Grande R.
Majoli I.
6-21-66-3
Asagoe S.
Srebotnik K.
6-17-65
Strycova B.
Reeves S.
7-636-3