Venus Williams vs Ana Ivanovic — Zurich Round of 16

Zurich · 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, 18 October 2004
hard
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Williams V.
7-6 7-6
Ivanovic A.
Williams V.
713782
Ivanovic A.
61166–

Venus Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic 7-6 7-6 in the Zurich round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–3. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 9–3.

Key context

Head to head

8–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-10-05BeijingR32hardAna Ivanovic7-6(3) 6-2
2014-02-17DubaiR16hardVenus Williams6-2 6-1
2013-12-30AucklandFhardAna Ivanovic6-2 5-7 6-4
2012-03-19MiamiR16hardVenus Williams6-7(4) 6-2 6-2
2011-06-13EastbourneR16grassVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2009-06-22WimbledonR16grassVenus Williams6-1 0-1 RET
2008-10-13ZurichSFhardVenus Williams4-6 6-3 6-4
2008-01-14Australian OpenQFhardAna Ivanovic7-6(3) 6-4
2007-08-27US OpenR16hardVenus Williams6-4 6-2
2007-06-25WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2006-09-25LuxembourgR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Ivanovic A.

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.Ivanovic A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
4.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Ivanovic A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
62
Break points saved·Even
83
84
Break points won·Even
83
86
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
73

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

Draw

Final
Molik A.
Sharapova M.
4-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Sharapova M.
Dementieva E.
4-66-26-3
Molik A.
Schnyder P.
4-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
6-36-4
Molik A.
Petrova N.
6-36-1
Dementieva E.
Sugiyama A.
6-15-77-5
Schnyder P.
Suarez P.
2-66-36-4
R16
Molik A.
Zvonareva V.
6-35-76-2
Sharapova M.
Hantuchova D.
6-47-5
Sugiyama A.
Pennetta F.
7-616-1
Dementieva E.
Bovina E.
7-53-66-0
Williams V.
Ivanovic A.
7-6117-66
Suarez P.
Loit E.
6-12-2
Schnyder P.
Zuluaga F.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Dechy N.
6-766-46-3
R32
Petrova N.
Raymond L.
6-46-3
Suarez P.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-33-66-4
Zuluaga F.
Pierce M.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Mikaelian M.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Sprem K.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.
Golovin T.
7-56-727-63
Hantuchova D.
Dushevina V.
6-16-4
Sugiyama A.
Asagoe S.
6-26-3
Bovina E.
Schiavone F.
6-37-65
Molik A.
Farina Elia S.
6-17-65
Dechy N.
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-4
Schnyder P.
Maleeva M.
1-66-16-4