Venus Williams vs Kateryna Bondarenko — Stuttgart Round of 16

Stuttgart · WTA · Round of 16
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2008
clay
UKR
Kateryna Bondarenko
39 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWLL
Williams V.
6-4 6-2
Bondarenko K.
Williams V.
662
Bondarenko K.
42–

Venus Williams defeated Kateryna Bondarenko 6-4 6-2 in the Stuttgart round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kateryna Bondarenko came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-20IstanbulR32clayKateryna Bondarenko6-4 7-6(4)
2009-08-17TorontoR32hardKateryna Bondarenko1-6 7-5 6-4
2009-06-22WimbledonR64grassVenus Williams6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bondarenko K.

Bondarenko K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Williams 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
Williams V.Bondarenko K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
5.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Bondarenko K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
27
Break points saved·Dominant
83
35
Break points won·Slight edge
83
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
59
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
14

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Bondarenko K.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 67%

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.
Petrova N.
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Petrova N.
Azarenka V.
6-46-4
Jankovic J.
Williams V.
6-787-56-2
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Zvonareva V.
7-687-65
Williams V.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Dementieva E.
7-663-66-1
Petrova N.
Li N.
6-26-3
R16
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-0
Li N.
Williams S.
0-66-16-4
Petrova N.
Schnyder P.
6-46-1
Dementieva E.
Bammer S.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-17-5
Williams V.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-2
Safina D.
Pironkova T.
6-17-66
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
6-26-0
R32
Petrova N.
Strycova B.
6-26-2
Bondarenko A.
Daniilidou E.
7-656-1
Bartoli M.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-1
Zvonareva V.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-2
Pironkova T.
Cornet A.
6-26-1
Bondarenko K.
Pennetta F.
4-66-26-1
Williams V.
Groenefeld A.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.
Zahlavova S.
6-36-2
Schnyder P.
Kuznetsova S.
6-44-67-5
Bammer S.
Maria T.
4-66-27-5
Li N.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Szavay A.
7-56-3