Venus Williams vs Francesca Schiavone — Zurich Quarter-final

Zurich · WTA · Quarter-final
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
ITA
Francesca Schiavone
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Williams V.
6-3 6-3
Schiavone F.
Williams V.
662
Schiavone F.
33–

Venus Williams defeated Francesca Schiavone 6-3 6-3 in the Zurich quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–0.

Key context

Head to head

7–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-30US OpenQFhardVenus Williams7-6(5) 6-4
2010-05-10MadridR16clayVenus Williams3-6 6-1 6-2
2010-01-18Australian OpenR16hardVenus Williams3-6 6-2 6-1
2004-07-19Los AngelesQFhardVenus Williams7-5 6-1
2004-03-24MiamiR16hardVenus Williams6-1 6-3
2003-04-28WarsawQFclayVenus Williams2-6 6-3 6-3
2002-04-30HamburgR16clayVenus Williams6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

Schiavone F.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.Schiavone F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
4.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Schiavone F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
40
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
61
Break points won·Slight edge
83
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
36

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Schiavone F.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 20 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