Venus Williams vs Serena Williams — Dubai Semi-final

Dubai · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2009
hard
USA
Serena Williams
44 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
Williams V.
6-1 2-6 7-6
Williams S.
Williams V.
62772
Williams S.
16631

Venus Williams defeated Serena Williams 6-1 2-6 7-6 in the Dubai semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 14–6. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 14–7.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

6–14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-08-10LexingtonR16hardSerena Williams3-6 6-3 6-4
2018-08-27US OpenR32hardSerena Williams6-1 6-2
2018-03-05Indian WellsR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2017-01-16Australian OpenFhardSerena Williams6-4 6-4
2015-08-31US OpenQFhardSerena Williams6-2 1-6 6-3
2015-06-29WimbledonR16grassSerena Williams6-4 6-3
2014-08-04MontrealSFhardVenus Williams6-7(2) 6-2 6-3
2013-04-01CharlestonSFclaySerena Williams6-1 6-2
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsFcarpetSerena Williams6-2 7-6(4)
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetSerena Williams5-7 6-4 7-6(4)
2009-06-22WimbledonFgrassSerena Williams7-6(3) 6-2
2009-03-23MiamiSFhardSerena Williams6-4 3-6 6-3
2008-11-03WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetVenus Williams5-7 6-1 6-0
2008-08-25US OpenQFhardSerena Williams7-6(6) 7-6(7)
2008-06-23WimbledonFgrassVenus Williams7-5 6-4
2008-03-03BangaloreSFhardSerena Williams6-3 3-6 7-6(4)
2005-08-29US OpenR16hardVenus Williams7-6(5) 6-2
2005-03-23MiamiQFhardVenus Williams6-1 7-6(8)
2003-06-23WimbledonFgrassSerena Williams4-6 6-4 6-2
2003-01-13Australian OpenFhardSerena Williams7-6(4) 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams S.

Williams S.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Williams S.

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.Williams S.
1st serve in·Even
61%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
64%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.9
7.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Williams S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
95
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
94
Break points won·Clear edge
83
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Williams S.
Freshness·
100
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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