Venus Williams vs Alicia Molik — Japan Open Quarter-final

Japan Open · WTA · Quarter-final
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
AUS
Alicia Molik
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Williams V.
7-6 6-3
Molik A.
Williams V.
7762
Molik A.
643–

Venus Williams defeated Alicia Molik 7-6 6-3 in the Japan Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-01-17Australian OpenR16hardAlicia Molik7-5 7-6(3)
2004-02-23DubaiR16hardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2002-08-26US OpenR64hardVenus Williams6-1 6-2
1999-05-24Roland GarrosR32clayVenus Williams6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving80% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Molik A.

Molik A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Williams V.

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.Molik A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Molik A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
41
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
69
Break points won·Dominant
83
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Molik A.
Freshness·
100
—

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