Venus Williams vs Agnes Szavay — Acapulco Quarter-final

Acapulco · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2009
hard
HUN
Agnes Szavay
37 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWL
Williams V.
6-2 5-7 6-1
Szavay A.
Williams V.
6562
Szavay A.
2711

Venus Williams defeated Agnes Szavay 6-2 5-7 6-1 in the Acapulco quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Agnes Szavay came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Venus Williams claimed a first win over Agnes Szavay in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 5–7 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR32clayAgnes Szavay6-0 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Szavay A.

Szavay A.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.Szavay A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 95). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Szavay A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
62
Break points won·Clear edge
83
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
62
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
53

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