Venus Williams vs Alona Bondarenko — Zurich Round of 16

Zurich · 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, 13 October 2008
hard
UKR
Alona Bondarenko
41 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Williams V.
6-3 6-4
Bondarenko A.
Williams V.
662
Bondarenko A.
34–

Venus Williams defeated Alona Bondarenko 6-3 6-4 in the Zurich round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-08-25US OpenR32hardVenus Williams6-2 6-1
2007-08-27US OpenR32hardVenus Williams6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Bondarenko A.

Bondarenko A.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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 A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 148). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Bondarenko A.
Clutch Rating·Even
54
51
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
60
Break points won·Slight edge
83
77
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
46

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

Freshness

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

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

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Pennetta F.
7-616-2
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-37-66
Williams V.
Ivanovic A.
4-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Medina Garrigues A.
Azarenka V.
4-66-30-0
Williams V.
Schiavone F.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Srebotnik K.
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Kvitova P.
6-16-4
R16
Medina Garrigues A.
Zvonareva V.
6-33-0
Srebotnik K.
Radwanska A.
2-67-666-3
Schiavone F.
Kirilenko M.
6-37-5
Ivanovic A.
Bartoli M.
6-26-4
Azarenka V.
Niculescu M.
6-06-0
Pennetta F.
Jankovic J.
5-76-36-3
Williams V.
Bondarenko A.
6-36-4
Kvitova P.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-1
R32
Pennetta F.
Petrova N.
6-16-1
Azarenka V.
Mauresmo A.
6-26-1
Niculescu M.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-36-2
Kirilenko M.
Hantuchova D.
7-56-2
Schiavone F.
Wozniacki C.
7-636-2
Bondarenko A.
Cornet A.
1-66-37-66
Kvitova P.
Schnyder P.
6-43-66-4
Arvidsson S.
Bammer S.
0-67-56-4
Bartoli M.
Szavay A.
6-46-0
Srebotnik K.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Dushevina V.
6-46-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Li N.
6-26-4