Venus Williams vs Karolina Sprem — Berlin Semi-final

Berlin · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1576Grass ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2004
grass
CRO
Karolina Sprem
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
2-6 6-3 6-4
Sprem K.
Williams V.
2662
Sprem K.
6341

Venus Williams defeated Karolina Sprem 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the Berlin semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR32clayVenus Williams7-5 6-3
2004-10-18ZurichR32hardVenus Williams6-2 6-2
2004-06-21WimbledonR64grassKarolina Sprem7-6(5) 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sprem K.

Sprem K.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Even serve battle

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.Sprem K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 80). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Sprem K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
68
Break points won·Dominant
83
54
Deciding sets·Slight edge
30
35
Tiebreaks·
86
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Sprem K.
Freshness·
100
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Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
17°CMainly clear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

Final
Mauresmo A.
Williams V.
W/O
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Sprem K.
2-66-36-4
Mauresmo A.
Capriati J.
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Sprem K.
Zuluaga F.
6-36-3
Williams V.
Suarez P.
7-655-76-2
Mauresmo A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-756-36-1
Capriati J.
Myskina A.
6-36-2
R16
Sprem K.
Clijsters K.
W/O
Capriati J.
Sharapova M.
5-76-46-1
Myskina A.
Schnyder P.
W/O
Suarez P.
Petrova N.
6-17-66
Williams V.
Smashnova A.
6-36-1
Zuluaga F.
Sugiyama A.
7-643-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Dementieva E.
6-26-756-4
Mauresmo A.
Chladkova D.
6-16-2
R32
Mauresmo A.
Dulko G.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Daniilidou E.
7-56-3
Chladkova D.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
2-66-46-3
Clijsters K.
Marrero M.
6-32-66-4
Sprem K.
Shaughnessy M.
6-27-63
Kuznetsova S.
Bovina E.
6-26-0
Dementieva E.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-43-66-2
Sugiyama A.
Likhovtseva E.
6-16-2
Schnyder P.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-4
Zuluaga F.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-726-1
Myskina A.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-26-4
Capriati J.
Schruff J.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Mandula P.
5-4
Petrova N.
Barna A.
6-46-3
Suarez P.
Schett B.
6-46-3
Smashnova A.
Dechy N.
1-66-46-1
R64
Dulko G.
Pastikova M.
6-46-3
Chladkova D.
Parra Santonja A.
6-46-0
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
Martinez C.
6-33-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Mikaelian M.
6-36-1
Bovina E.
Yan Z.
6-757-56-2
Cohen Aloro S.
Gehrlein S.
6-37-5
Kostanic Tosic J.
Pisnik T.
7-646-3
Gagliardi E.
Black C.
6-16-3
Schnyder P.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Perebiynis T.
6-36-4
Zuluaga F.
Testud S.
7-56-1
Likhovtseva E.
Pierce M.
6-737-57-63
Sharapova M.
Safina D.
6-11-66-3
Mandula P.
Vakulenko J.
6-36-3
Schruff J.
Tu M.
6-16-1
Barna A.
Pratt N.
4-67-676-4
Daniilidou E.
Golovin T.
7-53-66-3
Shaughnessy M.
Dokic J.
6-06-3
Schett B.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-3
Suarez P.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-27-5
Sprem K.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-2
Marrero M.
Camerin M.
6-26-3
Smashnova A.
Maleeva M.
6-36-1
Dechy N.
Strycova B.
6-47-64