Venus Williams vs Virginie Razzano — Dubai Final

Dubai · WTA · Final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2009
hard
FRA
Virginie Razzano
43 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWL
Williams V.
6-4 6-2
Razzano V.
Williams V.
662
Razzano V.
42–

Venus Williams defeated Virginie Razzano 6-4 6-2 in the Dubai final on hard. 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
2007-10-01Japan OpenFhardVirginie Razzano4-6 7-6(7) 6-4
2007-07-30San DiegoR32hardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2005-02-14AntwerpR16hardVenus Williams6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Razzano V.

Razzano V.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.Razzano V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
4.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Razzano V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
60
Break points won·Slight edge
83
74
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
53
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
61

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Razzano V.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 31%

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Razzano V.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Razzano V.
Kanepi K.
6-16-2
Williams V.
Williams S.
6-12-67-63
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Dementieva E.
6-36-3
Razzano V.
Zvonareva V.
7-677-5
Kanepi K.
Vesnina E.
6-37-5
Williams S.
Ivanovic A.
6-46-4
R16
Zvonareva V.
Bartoli M.
5-2
Vesnina E.
Cibulkova D.
4-66-14-0
Razzano V.
Hantuchova D.
6-21-66-2
Kanepi K.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6-36-2
Williams S.
Zheng J.
6-46-2
Dementieva E.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-16-3
Ivanovic A.
Pin C.
6-27-65
R32
Pin C.
Radwanska U.
6-767-52-0
Vesnina E.
Kuznetsova S.
6-43-66-0
Williams V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-06-1
Cornet A.
Schruff J.
6-16-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Bondarenko A.
6-27-5
Dementieva E.
Bammer S.
7-56-2
Ivanovic A.
Kleybanova A.
7-56-4
Zheng J.
Stosur S.
3-67-57-5
Williams S.
Errani S.
4-66-26-0
Razzano V.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Morita A.
7-616-2
Bartoli M.
Schiavone F.
7-653-66-3
Zvonareva V.
Dushevina V.
6-06-3
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Kanepi K.
Mirza S.
7-56-2
Cibulkova D.
Pironkova T.
7-656-4
R64
Kleybanova A.
Lapushchenkova A.
3-66-36-2
Bammer S.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-4
Zheng J.
Rodionova A.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kirilenko M.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Chan Y.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Rybarikova M.
6-46-3
Bondarenko A.
Govortsova O.
6-46-3
Radwanska U.
Radwanska A.
6-46-3
Pin C.
Szavay A.
2-66-26-3
Razzano V.
Bondarenko K.
7-56-2
Hantuchova D.
Voegele S.
7-56-2
Morita A.
Chakvetadze A.
7-56-2
Bartoli M.
Sugiyama A.
6-04-67-66
Schiavone F.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-1
Dushevina V.
Yan Z.
2-66-46-3
Niculescu M.
Peng S.
3-67-56-2
Mirza S.
Makarova K.
7-56-2
Kanepi K.
Paszek T.
2-66-26-0
Cibulkova D.
Cirstea S.
6-46-2
Pironkova T.
Kutuzova V.
6-26-3
Vesnina E.
Li N.
1-66-46-4
Schruff J.
Kvitova P.
6-32-66-4
Cornet A.
Groenefeld A.
6-46-1
Medina Garrigues A.
Klepac A.
6-36-1