Venus Williams vs Samantha Stosur — US Open Round of 128

US Open · WTA · Round of 128
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2008
hard
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Williams V.
6-2 6-3
Stosur S.
Williams V.
662
Stosur S.
23–

Venus Williams defeated Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-3 in the US Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's semi-final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

Head to head

6–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-23MiamiR32hardVenus Williams6-4 7-6(3)
2012-08-13CincinnatiQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-7(2) 6-4
2012-05-14RomeR16clayVenus Williams6-4 6-3
2012-04-02CharlestonQFclaySamantha Stosur6-3 4-6 6-3
2010-05-10MadridQFclayVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2008-05-12RomeR32clayVenus Williams6-4 6-1
2007-04-09CharlestonR64clayVenus Williams6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Even serve battle

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.Stosur S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Stosur S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
45
Break points saved·Even
83
85
Break points won·Clear edge
83
61
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Stosur S.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Jankovic J.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Safina D.
6-36-2
Jankovic J.
Dementieva E.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Williams V.
7-667-67
Dementieva E.
Schnyder P.
6-26-3
Jankovic J.
Bammer S.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Pennetta F.
6-26-3
R16
Pennetta F.
Mauresmo A.
6-36-0
Bammer S.
Bartoli M.
7-630-66-4
Jankovic J.
Wozniacki C.
3-66-26-1
Dementieva E.
Li N.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Radwanska A.
6-16-3
Williams S.
Beltrame S.
6-26-2
Safina D.
Groenefeld A.
7-56-0
Schnyder P.
Srebotnik K.
4-66-36-3
R32
Srebotnik K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-716-3
Li N.
Makarova K.
6-14-66-2
Dementieva E.
Keothavong A.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Cibulkova D.
6-06-3
Beltrame S.
Garbin T.
7-53-66-4
Williams S.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-1
Safina D.
Bacsinszky T.
3-67-56-2
Groenefeld A.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
Pennetta F.
Petrova N.
4-66-46-3
Mauresmo A.
Coin J.
6-46-4
Bartoli M.
Davenport L.
6-17-63
Jankovic J.
Zheng J.
7-57-5
Wozniacki C.
Azarenka V.
6-46-4
Schnyder P.
Rybarikova M.
7-646-4
Bammer S.
Perebiynis T.
6-36-0
R64
Radwanska A.
Duque Marino M.
6-07-63
Cibulkova D.
Olaru R.
6-26-2
Dementieva E.
Parmentier P.
6-26-1
Perebiynis T.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Cirstea S.
7-636-1
Srebotnik K.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-3
Rybarikova M.
Paszek T.
6-16-2
Schnyder P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-3
Makarova K.
Bychkova E.
3-67-56-3
Coin J.
Ivanovic A.
6-34-66-3
Li N.
Errani S.
4-66-26-0
Keothavong A.
Schiavone F.
6-23-66-4
Williams V.
De Los Rios R.
6-06-3
Jankovic J.
Arvidsson S.
6-36-757-5
Zheng J.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.
Camerin M.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Benesova I.
6-26-3
Bartoli M.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-2
Davenport L.
Kleybanova A.
7-56-3
Bammer S.
Rezai A.
6-17-5
Bondarenko A.
Lisicki S.
6-41-66-4
Mauresmo A.
Kanepi K.
2-66-46-0
Petrova N.
Hsieh S.
6-46-2
Pennetta F.
Peng S.
6-26-786-1
Groenefeld A.
Moore J.
6-16-3
Cornet A.
Mattek Sands B.
7-656-1
Bacsinszky T.
Chan Y.
6-36-2
Safina D.
Vinci R.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Vesnina E.
6-16-1
Sugiyama A.
Govortsova O.
4-67-646-1
Beltrame S.
Vaidisova N.
7-56-3
Garbin T.
Szavay A.
5-76-26-3
R128
Coin J.
Dellacqua C.
7-667-64
Moore J.
Oudin M.
7-657-65
Sugiyama A.
Klepac A.
4-66-34-2
Keothavong A.
Glatch A.
6-26-2
Benesova I.
Knapp K.
6-06-3
Ivanovic A.
Dushevina V.
6-14-66-4
Kanepi K.
Niculescu M.
6-06-3
Mauresmo A.
Dechy N.
4-66-36-2
Petrova N.
Sanchez O.
6-26-4
Hsieh S.
Rodina E.
6-26-4
Peng S.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-0
Pennetta F.
Voegele S.
2-66-26-2
Groenefeld A.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-2
Mattek Sands B.
Domachowska M.
6-777-56-4
Cornet A.
Pin C.
7-56-0
Bacsinszky T.
Razzano V.
6-46-1
Chan Y.
Kudryavtseva A.
4-67-56-3
Vinci R.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-16-4
Safina D.
Ahn K.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-4
Vesnina E.
Vakulenko J.
4-66-16-2
Govortsova O.
Zahlavova S.
6-36-1
Vaidisova N.
Cetkovska P.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-2
Beltrame S.
Goerges J.
7-606-4
Garbin T.
Ani M.
6-07-65
Szavay A.
Brodsky G.
7-56-3
Jankovic J.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-1
Arvidsson S.
Yan Z.
6-26-4
Zheng J.
Perry S.
6-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Pironkova T.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.
Rolle A.
6-26-1
Bartoli M.
Voskoboeva G.
6-26-3
Ruano Pascual V.
Kvitova P.
6-736-46-2
Kleybanova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-27-5
Davenport L.
Wozniak A.
6-46-2
Bammer S.
Nakamura A.
6-46-2
Rezai A.
Muhammad A.
6-26-4
Perebiynis T.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-4
Zvonareva V.
Strycova B.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Zhang S.
6-46-2
Cirstea S.
Safarova L.
6-44-66-2
Meusburger Y.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-16-2
Srebotnik K.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-06-3
Paszek T.
Kirilenko M.
6-33-66-4
Rybarikova M.
Dulko G.
6-46-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.
King V.
6-24-66-2
Schnyder P.
Pivovarova A.
6-33-66-3
Makarova K.
Chakvetadze A.
1-66-26-3
Bychkova E.
Rodionova A.
6-16-3
Errani S.
Kostanic Tosic J.
6-46-2
Li N.
Peer S.
2-66-06-1
Parmentier P.
Erakovic M.
6-37-62
Dementieva E.
Amanmuradova A.
6-47-5
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-26-3
Azarenka V.
Koukalova K.
6-26-1
De Los Rios R.
Sromova H.
6-32-66-3
Lisicki S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Llagostera Vives N.
7-57-5
Bondarenko A.
Jackson J.
2-66-36-2
Cibulkova D.
Craybas J.
6-37-64
Olaru R.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-2
Duque Marino M.
Tanasugarn T.
0-66-36-2
Camerin M.
Loit E.
6-06-2