Venus Williams vs Victoria Azarenka — Olympics Round of 16

Olympics · 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, 11 August 2008
hard
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Williams V.
6-3 6-2
Azarenka V.
Williams V.
662
Azarenka V.
32–

Venus Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3 6-2 in the Olympics round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-14RomeR64clayVictoria Azarenka7-6(7) 6-2
2020-08-10LexingtonR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2018-12-31AucklandR32hardVenus Williams6-3 1-6 6-3
2015-05-04MadridR64clayVictoria Azarenka6-3 7-5
2015-02-23DohaSFhardVictoria Azarenka2-6 6-2 6-4
2014-07-28StanfordR16hardVenus Williams6-4 7-6(1)
2013-09-23TokyoR32hardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2010-02-15DubaiFhardVenus Williams6-3 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Azarenka 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.Azarenka V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Azarenka V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
94
Break points won·Clear edge
83
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Azarenka V.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Dementieva E.
Safina D.
3-67-56-3
Bronze
Zvonareva V.
Li N.
6-07-5
Semi-finals
Dementieva E.
Zvonareva V.
6-37-63
Safina D.
Li N.
7-637-5
Quarter-finals
Dementieva E.
Williams S.
3-66-46-3
Zvonareva V.
Bammer S.
6-33-66-3
Li N.
Williams V.
7-57-5
Safina D.
Jankovic J.
6-25-76-3
R16
Bammer S.
Safarova L.
7-56-4
Zvonareva V.
Schiavone F.
7-646-4
Williams S.
Cornet A.
3-66-36-4
Li N.
Kanepi K.
4-66-26-0
Williams V.
Azarenka V.
6-36-2
Dementieva E.
Wozniacki C.
7-636-2
Jankovic J.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-1
Safina D.
Zheng J.
6-46-3
R32
Safina D.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-636-1
Dementieva E.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Benesova I.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Dellacqua C.
6-26-2
Bammer S.
Schnyder P.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Peer S.
6-37-64
Kanepi K.
Razzano V.
6-47-5
Li N.
Morita A.
6-27-5
Zheng J.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-776-16-4
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
7-56-1
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
6-26-2
Schiavone F.
Radwanska A.
6-37-66
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-26-0
Safarova L.
Koryttseva M.
2-66-17-5
Cornet A.
Peng S.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-3
R64
Benesova I.
Mirza S.
6-12-1
Bondarenko A.
Sequera M.
3-60-1
Dellacqua C.
Dulko G.
6-36-4
Kanepi K.
Pennetta F.
6-27-66
Jankovic J.
Black C.
6-36-3
Pironkova T.
Domachowska M.
6-36-4
Koryttseva M.
Obziler T.
5-77-56-4
Safarova L.
Ani M.
6-46-2
Bammer S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-24-66-4
Schnyder P.
Craybas J.
6-36-2
Zvonareva V.
Yan Z.
6-26-0
Peer S.
Cirstea S.
6-35-76-0
Schiavone F.
Amanmuradova A.
6-46-2
Radwanska A.
Chan Y.
6-17-66
Williams S.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Stosur S.
Errani S.
6-36-2
Peng S.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-57-62
Cornet A.
Vaidisova N.
4-66-16-4
Hantuchova D.
Sugiyama A.
6-27-5
Wozniacki C.
Sfar S.
6-46-1
Arvidsson S.
Tanasugarn T.
6-26-1
Dementieva E.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-4
Williams V.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Perebiynis T.
6-45-76-4
Razzano V.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-3
Morita A.
Erakovic M.
5-77-676-4
Li N.
Kuznetsova S.
7-656-4
Safina D.
Santangelo M.
6-37-61
Martinez Sanchez M.
Molik A.
6-16-1
Llagostera Vives N.
Koukalova K.
2-66-37-5
Zheng J.
Szavay A.
4-66-37-5
Cibulkova D.
Parmentier P.
6-17-5