Venus Williams vs Ana Ivanovic — Luxembourg Round of 32

Luxembourg · WTA · Round of 32
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2006
hard
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Williams V.
6-3 6-4
Ivanovic A.
Williams V.
662
Ivanovic A.
34–

Venus Williams defeated Ana Ivanovic 6-3 6-4 in the Luxembourg round of 32 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
2004-10-18ZurichR16hardVenus Williams7-6(11) 7-6(6)

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
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Bondarenko A.
Schiavone F.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Bondarenko A.
Peschke K.
6-35-77-5
Schiavone F.
Radwanska A.
7-52-66-1
Quarter-finals
Peschke K.
Safina D.
6-46-3
Schiavone F.
Schnyder P.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.
Dementieva E.
7-56-2
Bondarenko A.
Dechy N.
5-76-46-0
R16
Schiavone F.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Peschke K.
Knapp K.
6-46-4
Safina D.
Hantuchova D.
7-56-3
Bondarenko A.
Srebotnik K.
4-66-46-3
Dechy N.
Petrova N.
6-46-3
Schnyder P.
Rubin C.
6-06-3
Radwanska A.
Williams V.
6-36-0
Dementieva E.
Stosur S.
7-56-1
R32
Dechy N.
Bammer S.
6-13-66-3
Rubin C.
Muller M.
6-36-0
Schiavone F.
Krajicek M.
6-46-3
Vinci R.
Maria T.
6-46-3
Knapp K.
Groenefeld A.
6-06-4
Peschke K.
Schruff J.
7-56-1
Stosur S.
Kremer A.
6-16-4
Radwanska A.
Santangelo M.
5-77-686-3
Hantuchova D.
Golovin T.
7-616-3
Williams V.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-4
Srebotnik K.
Camerin M.
6-46-1
Bondarenko A.
Pierce M.
6-36-3