Venus Williams vs Samantha Stosur — Charleston Round of 64

Charleston · WTA · Round of 64
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
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Williams V.
6-2 6-2
Stosur S.
Williams V.
662
Stosur S.
22–

Venus Williams defeated Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-2 in the Charleston round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

6–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-23MiamiR32hardVenus Williams6-4 7-6(3)
2012-08-13CincinnatiQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-7(2) 6-4
2012-05-14RomeR16clayVenus Williams6-4 6-3
2012-04-02CharlestonQFclaySamantha Stosur6-3 4-6 6-3
2010-05-10MadridQFclayVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-2 6-3
2008-05-12RomeR32clayVenus Williams6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Stosur S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Stosur S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
45
Break points saved·Even
83
85
Break points won·Clear edge
83
61
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Stosur S.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 21 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