Ana Ivanovic vs Venus Williams — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2008
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ivanovic A.
7-6 6-4
Williams V.
Ivanovic A.
7762
Williams V.
634–

Ana Ivanovic defeated Venus Williams 7-6 6-4 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 9–2. Ana Ivanovic narrowed the head-to-head to 9–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–9
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-10-05BeijingR32hardAna Ivanovic7-6(3) 6-2
2014-02-17DubaiR16hardVenus Williams6-2 6-1
2013-12-30AucklandFhardAna Ivanovic6-2 5-7 6-4
2012-03-19MiamiR16hardVenus Williams6-7(4) 6-2 6-2
2011-06-13EastbourneR16grassVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2009-06-22WimbledonR16grassVenus Williams6-1 0-1 RET
2008-10-13ZurichSFhardVenus Williams4-6 6-3 6-4
2007-08-27US OpenR16hardVenus Williams6-4 6-2
2007-06-25WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2006-09-25LuxembourgR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2004-10-18ZurichR16hardVenus Williams7-6(11) 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanovic A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Serve advantage — Ivanovic A.

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
Ivanovic A.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ivanovic A.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
62
54
Break points saved·Even
84
83
Break points won·Even
86
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
86

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Ivanovic A.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Ivanovic A.
Hantuchova D.
0-66-36-4
Sharapova M.
Jankovic J.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Williams S.
6-36-4
Sharapova M.
Henin J.
6-46-0
Hantuchova D.
Radwanska A.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.
Williams V.
7-636-4
R16
Jankovic J.
Dellacqua C.
7-636-1
Hantuchova D.
Kirilenko M.
1-66-46-4
Radwanska A.
Petrova N.
1-67-56-0
Sharapova M.
Dementieva E.
6-26-0
Williams V.
Domachowska M.
6-46-4
Williams S.
Vaidisova N.
6-36-4
Henin J.
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.
Wozniacki C.
6-17-62
R32
Hantuchova D.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-3
Sharapova M.
Vesnina E.
6-36-0
Henin J.
Schiavone F.
7-56-4
Hsieh S.
Rezai A.
6-26-736-4
Dementieva E.
Peer S.
6-26-0
Jankovic J.
Razzano V.
6-24-66-1
Dellacqua C.
Mauresmo A.
3-66-46-4
Vaidisova N.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Mirza S.
7-606-4
Domachowska M.
Li N.
2-66-26-4
Wozniacki C.
Lisicki S.
4-66-46-3
Ivanovic A.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Chakvetadze A.
6-766-16-2
Petrova N.
Makarova K.
6-17-68
Radwanska A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-4
R64
Azarenka V.
Kloesel S.
6-16-1
Kuznetsova S.
Pironkova T.
7-606-2
Radwanska A.
Parmentier P.
7-56-4
Makarova K.
Meusburger Y.
6-36-1
Petrova N.
Kremer A.
7-57-5
Hantuchova D.
Cornet A.
6-27-5
Ruano Pascual V.
Castano C.
6-26-4
Kirilenko M.
Morigami A.
6-16-1
Chakvetadze A.
Kleybanova A.
6-36-4
Ivanovic A.
Garbin T.
6-06-3
Srebotnik K.
Rodionova A.
6-46-1
Wozniacki C.
Bondarenko A.
7-646-1
Lisicki S.
Koryttseva M.
6-17-5
Domachowska M.
Arvidsson S.
7-51-66-1
Li N.
Camerin M.
6-46-3
Mirza S.
Bacsinszky T.
6-14-67-5
Williams V.
Pin C.
7-56-4
Williams S.
Yuan M.
6-36-1
Henin J.
Puchkova O.
6-17-5
Schiavone F.
Kerber A.
6-26-3
Hsieh S.
Bammer S.
6-26-0
Rezai A.
Golovin T.
6-33-66-3
Dementieva E.
Medina Garrigues A.
5-76-26-3
Peer S.
Moore J.
6-07-5
Vesnina E.
Craybas J.
6-26-4
Sharapova M.
Davenport L.
6-16-3
Jankovic J.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-27-5
Razzano V.
Pennetta F.
6-25-76-3
Mauresmo A.
Shvedova Y.
6-47-65
Dellacqua C.
Schnyder P.
4-67-58-6
Vaidisova N.
Molik A.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Perebiynis T.
6-46-4
R128
Srebotnik K.
Dominguez Lino L.
4-66-09-7
Sugiyama A.
Zvonareva V.
6-31-1
Dementieva E.
Obziler T.
6-26-2
Chakvetadze A.
Petkovic A.
0-0
Camerin M.
Wheeler C.
6-16-2
Meusburger Y.
Granville L.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Dulko G.
6-16-1
Koryttseva M.
Salerni M.
6-26-3
Lisicki S.
Safina D.
7-644-66-2
Arvidsson S.
Bartoli M.
6-736-46-3
Domachowska M.
Johansson M.
6-16-1
Li N.
Beltrame S.
6-24-66-4
Mirza S.
Tulyaganova I.
6-46-2
Bacsinszky T.
Ferguson S.
6-46-3
Pin C.
Niculescu M.
5-76-16-1
Williams V.
Yan Z.
6-27-5
Williams S.
Gajdosova J.
6-36-3
Yuan M.
Ivanova E.
4-66-46-2
Kloesel S.
Schruff J.
6-16-716-4
Azarenka V.
Amanmuradova A.
6-27-5
Perebiynis T.
Brengle M.
7-56-2
Molik A.
Kanepi K.
7-647-5
Vaidisova N.
Olaru R.
6-36-0
Schnyder P.
Osterloh L.
6-36-3
Dellacqua C.
Knapp K.
4-66-38-6
Shvedova Y.
Maria T.
6-26-2
Mauresmo A.
Poutchek T.
6-766-06-0
Razzano V.
Harkleroad A.
6-37-5
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
6-45-76-4
Gallovits Hall E.
Dubois S.
7-676-3
Jankovic J.
Paszek T.
2-66-212-10
Sharapova M.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-3
Davenport L.
Errani S.
6-23-67-5
Craybas J.
Chan Y.
6-46-2
Vesnina E.
Vakulenko J.
6-41-66-4
Peer S.
Voracova R.
6-22-66-0
Moore J.
Ditty J.
6-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Cetkovska P.
7-616-0
Golovin T.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-14-66-3
Rezai A.
Bondarenko K.
7-646-2
Hsieh S.
Koukalova K.
2-66-48-6
Bammer S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-766-46-2
Schiavone F.
Loit E.
6-37-65
Kerber A.
Ani M.
0-66-36-2
Puchkova O.
Adamczak M.
6-46-0
Henin J.
Nakamura A.
6-26-2
Rodionova A.
Bachmann A.
7-636-4
Garbin T.
Daniilidou E.
6-26-2
Ivanovic A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-3
Kleybanova A.
Peng S.
7-54-69-7
Morigami A.
Krajicek M.
6-26-2
Kirilenko M.
Tu M.
6-44-66-3
Castano C.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Vinci R.
6-46-4
Cornet A.
Fernandez C.
6-36-3
Hantuchova D.
King V.
6-37-5
Petrova N.
Pratt N.
6-16-3
Kremer A.
Linetskaya E.
7-686-0
Makarova K.
Szavay A.
3-66-47-5
Radwanska A.
Savchuk O.
6-06-1
Parmentier P.
Muller M.
7-56-3
Pironkova T.
Govortsova O.
6-16-1
Kuznetsova S.
Dechy N.
6-36-1
Bondarenko A.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-47-64