Venus Williams vs Anna SmashnovaAustralian Open Round of 32

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 32
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
49 yrs · 157 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-3 6-0
Smashnova A.
Williams V.
662
Smashnova A.
30

Venus Williams defeated Anna Smashnova 6-3 6-0 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-07-12StanfordQFhardVenus Williams6-0 6-3
2004-05-03BerlinR16grassVenus Williams6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Smashnova A.

Smashnova A.serving56% hold

wins 52% 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·Slight edge
61%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
54%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
41%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Clear edge
57%
44%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

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