Virginie Razzano vs Venus Williams — Japan Open Final

Japan Open · WTA · Final
FRA
Virginie Razzano
43 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2007
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Razzano V.
4-6 7-6 6-4
Williams V.
Razzano V.
47962
Williams V.
66741

Virginie Razzano defeated Venus Williams 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the Japan Open final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Virginie Razzano claimed a first win over Venus Williams in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-02-16DubaiFhardVenus Williams6-4 6-2
2007-07-30San DiegoR32hardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2005-02-14AntwerpR16hardVenus Williams6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Razzano V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Razzano 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
Razzano V.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.1
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Razzano V.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
45
54
Break points saved·Clear edge
60
83
Break points won·Slight edge
74
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
53
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Razzano V.Williams V.
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