Venus Williams vs Shuai PengAustralian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 2005
hard
40 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-3 6-1
Peng S.
Williams V.
662
Peng S.
31

Venus Williams defeated Shuai Peng 6-3 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR16hardVenus Williams3-6 6-1 6-3
2016-10-03BeijingR64hardShuai Peng7-5 6-1
2008-03-03BangaloreR16hardVenus Williams6-2 6-7(6) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Peng S.

Peng S.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
37
Break points saved·Dominant
83
52
Break points won·Slight edge
83
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
30
41
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
67

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
19°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

R128
Smashnova A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
4-66-06-0
Tanasugarn T.
Strycova B.
6-06-2
Myskina A.
Peschke K.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Zheng J.
7-53-66-4
Obziler T.
Loit E.
7-6116-4
Sucha M.
Sugiyama A.
7-56-4
Raymond L.
Yakimova A.
6-06-1
Dechy N.
Gagliardi E.
6-46-3
Washington M.
Castano C.
6-26-3
Schnyder P.
Fedak Y.
6-16-1
Golovin T.
Cervanova L.
6-37-5
Spears A.
Shaughnessy M.
1-66-26-2
Schiavone F.
Marrero M.
6-36-2
Krajicek M.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-26-1
Sprem K.
Adamczak M.
6-26-3
Molik A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Cohen Aloro S.
Pierce M.
6-26-2
Baltacha E.
Srebotnik K.
5-76-46-4
Likhovtseva E.
Mamic S.
6-36-3
Kostanic Tosic J.
Dellacqua C.
3-66-26-2
Vaidisova N.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-746-46-2
Pastikova M.
Kremer A.
6-46-4
Dominikovic E.
Santangelo M.
6-756-46-3
Garbin T.
Weingartner M.
7-57-65
Nakamura A.
Haynes A.
6-36-4
Panova T.
Serra Zanetti A.
4-66-26-1
Jankovic J.
Pratt N.
6-16-3
Dulko G.
Brandi K.
6-33-66-3
Zuluaga F.
Sfar S.
6-37-5
Groenefeld A.
Beltrame S.
6-16-3
Bartoli M.
Schaul C.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.
Kirkland J.
6-16-1
Dementieva E.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-3
Chakvetadze A.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-2
Schett B.
Welford T.
6-31-66-2
Hantuchova D.
Morigami A.
6-47-5
Dushevina V.
Craybas J.
3-67-626-4
Maleeva M.
Serna M.
6-16-1
Mandula P.
Pennetta F.
3-66-16-3
Zvonareva V.
Liu N.
6-46-2
Farina Elia S.
Schruff J.
6-36-4
Mirza S.
Watson C.
3-66-36-0
Randriantefy D.
Ondraskova Z.
6-16-1
Williams S.
Pin C.
6-16-1
Chladkova D.
Talaja S.
7-636-3
Sharapova M.
Karatantcheva S.
6-36-1
Lee Waters L.
Gubacsi Z.
6-37-5
Li N.
Granville L.
6-24-66-2
Asagoe S.
Barna A.
6-46-2
Peng S.
Camerin M.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Daniilidou E.
6-17-5
Mauresmo A.
Stosur S.
6-26-3
Linetskaya E.
Kurhajcova L.
6-46-1
Jidkova A.
Ruano Pascual V.
4-66-16-4
Domachowska M.
Li T.
6-13-66-0
Koukalova K.
Tu M.
6-36-3
Davenport L.
Martinez C.
6-16-0
Perebiynis T.
Rousseau C.
1-66-47-5
Diaz Oliva M.
Obata S.
6-36-4
Ferguson S.
Llagostera Vives N.
2-67-666-4
Petrova N.
Razzano V.
6-16-2
Frazier A.
Irvin M.
7-56-1
Ivanovic A.
Benesova I.
3-67-646-1
Kirilenko M.
Kapros A.
5-76-26-4