Venus Williams vs Vera Zvonareva — Warsaw Semi-final

Warsaw · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 April 2004
clay
Vera Zvonareva
RUS
Vera Zvonareva
1693ELO
1614Clay ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Williams V.
6-3 6-2
Zvonareva V.
Williams V.
662
Zvonareva V.
32–

Venus Williams defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-3 6-2 in the Warsaw semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

6–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-05-10MadridR32clayVenus Williams7-5 6-3
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsFcarpetVenus Williams6-7(5) 6-0 6-2
2008-05-12RomeR16clayVenus Williams7-5 6-2
2008-03-03BangaloreQFhardVenus Williams6-4 6-3
2004-04-12CharlestonQFclayVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2003-06-23WimbledonR16grassVenus Williams6-1 6-3
2003-05-26Roland GarrosR16clayVera Zvonareva2-6 6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

Zvonareva V.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Zvonareva V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Zvonareva V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
76
Break points saved·Even
83
79
Break points won·Slight edge
83
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
52

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Zvonareva V.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Farina Elia S.
6-16-4
Zvonareva V.
Smashnova A.
6-37-5
Williams V.
Maleeva M.
6-16-0
Schiavone F.
Mauresmo A.
3-67-626-1
R16
Schiavone F.
Bovina E.
6-26-3
Mauresmo A.
Daniilidou E.
6-27-63
Farina Elia S.
Domachowska M.
6-44-66-4
Zvonareva V.
Nemeckova L.
6-16-3
Smashnova A.
Hantuchova D.
6-47-5
Kuznetsova S.
Dushevina V.
6-06-1
Williams V.
Zuluaga F.
4-66-26-0
Maleeva M.
Schnyder P.
5-76-26-3
R32
Zuluaga F.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-6106-4
Maleeva M.
Likhovtseva E.
6-36-1
Schnyder P.
Tatarkova E.
6-36-4
Nemeckova L.
Nagyova H.
6-36-2
Hantuchova D.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-736-36-3
Daniilidou E.
Dulko G.
6-26-2
Dushevina V.
Peschke K.
7-56-3
Smashnova A.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-2
Farina Elia S.
Chladkova D.
6-46-1
Domachowska M.
Schlukebir K.
6-46-0
Schiavone F.
Pisnik T.
6-36-0
Bovina E.
Srebotnik K.
4-66-36-1