Venus Williams vs Barbora Strycova — Acapulco Semi-final

Acapulco · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2009
hard
CZE
Barbora Strycova
40 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Williams V.
6-0 6-3
Strycova B.
Williams V.
662
Strycova B.
03–

Venus Williams defeated Barbora Strycova 6-0 6-3 in the Acapulco semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-30BeijingR64hardVenus Williams6-3 4-6 7-5
2016-07-25MontrealR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-0
2015-02-23DohaR16hardVenus Williams7-5 3-6 7-6(5)
2014-03-31CharlestonR64clayVenus Williams6-3 0-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Strycova B.

Strycova B.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Strycova B.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Strycova B.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
66
Break points won·Slight edge
83
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
69
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Strycova B.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Pennetta F.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Strycova B.
6-06-3
Pennetta F.
Benesova I.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Szavay A.
6-25-76-1
Benesova I.
Johansson M.
6-16-3
Pennetta F.
Cetkovska P.
2-66-36-0
Strycova B.
Ani M.
4-67-56-1
R16
Johansson M.
Garbin T.
W/O
Pennetta F.
Parmentier P.
6-16-3
Cetkovska P.
Martinez Sanchez M.
3-66-46-1
Benesova I.
Koukalova K.
4-66-47-63
Ani M.
Dulko G.
7-666-3
Strycova B.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-47-5
Szavay A.
Vinci R.
7-616-4
Williams V.
Arn G.
6-36-736-4
R32
Pennetta F.
Koryttseva M.
6-36-1
Ani M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
4-67-616-4
Dulko G.
Olaru R.
6-36-2
Strycova B.
Klepac A.
2-66-16-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Kutuzova V.
7-56-3
Vinci R.
Safarova L.
6-46-4
Garbin T.
Craybas J.
7-644-66-3
Szavay A.
Orlik A.
7-57-5
Arn G.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-26-3
Johansson M.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-44-66-2
Koukalova K.
Loit E.
4-66-47-5
Benesova I.
Savchuk O.
6-26-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Parra Santonja A.
6-26-3
Cetkovska P.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-2
Parmentier P.
Torres Sandoval M.
6-26-3