Venus Williams vs Sania Mirza — Stanford Round of 16

Stanford · 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, 25 July 2005
hard
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWWLL
Williams V.
6-3 6-2
Mirza S.
Williams V.
662
Mirza S.
32–

Venus Williams defeated Sania Mirza 6-3 6-2 in the Stanford round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-04-13CharlestonR32clayVenus Williams6-1 3-6 6-2
2008-01-14Australian OpenR32hardVenus Williams7-6(0) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Mirza S.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Mirza S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 164). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Mirza S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
36
Break points saved·Dominant
83
55
Break points won·Clear edge
83
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
47
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.Mirza S.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Clijsters K.
Williams V.
7-56-2
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
2-67-646-2
Clijsters K.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-0
Quarter-finals
Schnyder P.
Benesova I.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Jankovic J.
6-36-3
Groenefeld A.
Dechy N.
2-66-26-3
Clijsters K.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-1
R16
Groenefeld A.
Davenport L.
5-0
Jankovic J.
Frazier A.
6-06-3
Williams V.
Mirza S.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Bartoli M.
6-47-5
Dechy N.
Raymond L.
3-66-36-4
Clijsters K.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-2
Hantuchova D.
Shaughnessy M.
6-43-66-1
Benesova I.
Schiavone F.
3-66-37-64
R32
Raymond L.
Haynes A.
6-47-67
Hantuchova D.
Stevenson A.
6-26-1
Sugiyama A.
Stosur S.
7-6106-2
Benesova I.
Peng S.
6-47-63
Schiavone F.
Jidkova A.
6-46-1
Shaughnessy M.
Zvonareva V.
6-31-67-66
Groenefeld A.
Peer S.
7-56-1
Mirza S.
Daniilidou E.
7-642-66-3
Frazier A.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-36-0
Jankovic J.
Irvin M.
6-26-4
Bartoli M.
Washington M.
6-16-3
Dechy N.
Sprem K.
6-26-3