Venus Williams vs Anabel Medina Garrigues — Charleston Quarter-final

Charleston · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2007
clay
ESP
Anabel Medina Garrigues
43 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Williams V.
6-4 7-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Williams V.
672
Medina Garrigues A.
45–

Venus Williams defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-4 7-5 in the Charleston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Anabel Medina Garrigues came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Medina Garrigues A.

Medina Garrigues A.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.Medina Garrigues A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
1.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Medina Garrigues A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
26
Break points saved·Dominant
83
48
Break points won·Slight edge
83
75
Deciding sets·Slight edge
30
22
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
60

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Medina Garrigues A.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
14°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 28%

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.
Safina D.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Zvonareva V.
6-30-1
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
3-66-37-65
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Golovin T.
6-3
Williams V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-47-5
Zvonareva V.
Krajicek M.
6-17-5
Jankovic J.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-0
R16
Jankovic J.
Santangelo M.
6-36-0
Golovin T.
Peng S.
6-24-66-3
Krajicek M.
Bammer S.
6-746-26-1
Williams V.
Chan Y.
6-26-1
Srebotnik K.
Zheng J.
7-57-65
Safina D.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Ivanovic A.
6-36-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Li N.
6-47-5
R32
Chan Y.
Williams S.
5-3
Bammer S.
Razzano V.
6-03-0
Ivanovic A.
Dulko G.
6-06-756-4
Li N.
Pratt N.
6-16-4
Williams V.
Bardina V.
6-26-1
Zheng J.
Peer S.
6-26-3
Peng S.
Schnyder P.
1-66-36-3
Krajicek M.
Vaidisova N.
4-66-46-3
Zvonareva V.
Tu M.
6-16-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Bartoli M.
6-36-2
Santangelo M.
Harkleroad A.
6-26-0
Jankovic J.
Rodionova A.
6-16-1
Golovin T.
Craybas J.
6-06-1
Safina D.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-4
Srebotnik K.
Rezai A.
7-633-67-5
Medina Garrigues A.
Schiavone F.
2-66-46-2
R64
Schiavone F.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-22-0
Craybas J.
Kostanic Tosic J.
7-636-2
Zheng J.
Fedak Y.
6-46-1
Chan Y.
Beltrame S.
6-26-3
Bardina V.
Vesnina E.
1-66-36-1
Zvonareva V.
Dechy N.
6-46-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Muller M.
6-37-64
Tu M.
Pennetta F.
7-56-4
Dulko G.
Schruff J.
1-66-46-4
Daniilidou E.
Oprandi R.
3-67-656-4
Rodionova A.
Birnerova E.
6-46-757-5
Dominguez Lino L.
King V.
6-16-4
Pratt N.
Lepchenko V.
2-66-26-2
Peng S.
Strycova B.
7-56-1
Bartoli M.
Perry S.
5-76-46-1
Harkleroad A.
Granville L.
2-67-56-2
Bammer S.
Molik A.
6-36-1
Golovin T.
Cibulkova D.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-26-2
Santangelo M.
Tanasugarn T.
7-56-1
Razzano V.
Shaughnessy M.
6-36-4
Krajicek M.
Jidkova A.
6-46-0
Srebotnik K.
Vakulenko J.
1-66-26-4
Rezai A.
Dushevina V.
6-17-5