Venus Williams vs Dinara Safina — Stuttgart Quarter-final

Stuttgart · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2008
clay
RUS
Dinara Safina
40 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWL
Williams V.
6-4 6-2
Safina D.
Williams V.
662
Safina D.
42–

Venus Williams defeated Dinara Safina 6-4 6-2 in the Stuttgart quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-06-22WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams6-1 6-0
2009-05-04RomeSFclayDinara Safina6-7(3) 6-3 6-4
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetVenus Williams7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Safina D.

Safina D.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Safina D.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Safina D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
72
Break points saved·Even
83
79
Break points won·Even
83
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
78
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.Safina D.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 20 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