Venus Williams vs Rika Fujiwara | Venus Williams Wins 6-3 6-1

US OpenR128HardMon 29 AugFinal

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Venus Williams defeated Rika Fujiwara 6-3 6-1 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Match story: Venus Williams dropped just 4 games past Rika Fujiwara.

How the match was decided

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Williams V. took it in straight sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

3 shared · last 12 months

Williams V. and Fujiwara R. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Williams V. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Fujiwara R. 2–2 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 0 better-results split).

2–167%Williams V. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents2–250%Fujiwara R. · better vs 0

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

4–3Sets4–5

35–32Games39–42

1–0Deciding sets1–0

Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.

vs Jidkova A.W6-4 6-4Moscow · hardW6-3 6-3Indian Wells · hard
vs Castano C.W6-4 2-6 6-1Miami · hardL1-6 2-6Budapest · clay
vs Golovin T.L5-7 4-6Charleston · clayL4-6 4-6Birmingham · grass

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Williams V. leads 1–0

Williams V.August 2005US OpenThis matchHard6-3 6-1

Draw

Closing odds

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Player context

Before the match

Williams V.Fujiwara R.1 642ELO1 5541 574Hard ELO1 5480–10Last 104–625Age23185 cmHeight155 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Venus Williams beat Rika Fujiwara 6-3 6-1. Umpiry, "Venus Williams vs Rika Fujiwara — US Open Round of 128", https://umpiry.com/match/2005-08-29/fujiwara-vs-williams-us-open-r128?utm_source=cite (as of 29 August 2005).