Venus Williams vs Vania King — Japan Open Round of 16

Japan Open · 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, 1 October 2007
hard
USA
Vania King
37 yrs · 165 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
Williams V.
6-0 6-4
King V.
Williams V.
662
King V.
04–

Venus Williams defeated Vania King 6-0 6-4 in the Japan Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vania King 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.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs King V.

King V.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.King V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.King V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
28
Break points saved·Dominant
83
54
Break points won·Dominant
83
54
Deciding sets·Slight edge
30
37
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
64

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

Draw

Final
Razzano V.
Williams V.
4-67-676-4
Semi-finals
Razzano V.
Pennetta F.
4-67-56-3
Williams V.
Wozniacki C.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Pennetta F.
Mirza S.
6-46-4
Wozniacki C.
Koukalova K.
6-32-67-63
Williams V.
Molik A.
7-646-3
Razzano V.
Pin C.
6-26-2
R16
Mirza S.
Dellacqua C.
6-43-66-4
Williams V.
King V.
6-06-4
Molik A.
Wozniak A.
6-16-0
Wozniacki C.
Yuan M.
7-634-66-1
Koukalova K.
Radwanska U.
6-23-66-2
Razzano V.
Baltacha E.
6-26-2
Pin C.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-16-0
Pennetta F.
Spears A.
6-47-62
R32
Kostanic Tosic J.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-46-4
Spears A.
Yonemura T.
6-46-1
Pennetta F.
Rolle A.
7-56-1
Dellacqua C.
Beltrame S.
6-46-0
Mirza S.
Morita A.
6-06-4
Williams V.
Craybas J.
6-36-1
King V.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-25-77-5
Wozniak A.
Fedossova Y.
7-56-776-1
Molik A.
Morigami A.
6-16-2
Yuan M.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.
Castano C.
6-26-1
Radwanska U.
Ferguson S.
6-16-2
Koukalova K.
Nakamura A.
6-36-4
Razzano V.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-1
Baltacha E.
Yan Z.
2-66-26-4
Pin C.
Kirilenko M.
6-34-66-3