Venus Williams vs Agnieszka Radwanska — Rome Quarter-final

Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 May 2009
clay
POL
Agnieszka Radwanska
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-1 6-2
Radwanska A.
Williams V.
662
Radwanska A.
12–

Venus Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1 6-2 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending last year's quarter-final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–4.

Key context

Head to head

7–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-09-28WuhanR64hardVenus Williams6-1 7-6(4)
2015-02-23DohaQFhardVenus Williams6-4 1-6 6-3
2015-01-19Australian OpenR16hardVenus Williams6-3 2-6 6-1
2014-08-04MontrealFhardAgnieszka Radwanska6-4 6-2
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR64clayAgnieszka Radwanska6-2 6-3
2012-03-19MiamiQFhardAgnieszka Radwanska6-4 6-1
2010-03-22MiamiQFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-1
2009-06-22WimbledonQFgrassVenus Williams6-1 6-2
2009-03-23MiamiR16hardVenus Williams4-6 6-1 6-4
2008-08-25US OpenR16hardVenus Williams6-1 6-3
2006-09-25LuxembourgR16hardAgnieszka Radwanska6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Radwanska A.

Radwanska 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.Radwanska A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Radwanska A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
78
Break points saved·Even
83
85
Break points won·Clear edge
83
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
72
Tiebreaks·Even
86
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Radwanska A.
Freshness·
100
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Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CMainly clear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Safina D.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Safina D.
Williams V.
6-736-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Azarenka V.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-66-36-0
Williams V.
Radwanska A.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Jankovic J.
6-17-63
Azarenka V.
Kanepi K.
7-656-3
R16
Jankovic J.
Bondarenko K.
6-11-0
Safina D.
Zheng J.
5-76-17-63
Martinez Sanchez M.
Petrova N.
6-46-756-4
Williams V.
Chakvetadze A.
6-06-786-4
Radwanska A.
Ivanovic A.
6-13-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Pennetta F.
6-33-66-0
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.
6-26-2
Kanepi K.
Schnyder P.
6-36-0
R32
Azarenka V.
Morita A.
6-00-0
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-756-1
Bondarenko K.
Cornet A.
6-46-1
Jankovic J.
Dulko G.
6-37-66
Wozniacki C.
Mattek Sands B.
6-17-5
Kanepi K.
Bammer S.
7-56-3
Schnyder P.
Williams S.
6-22-66-1
Safina D.
Razzano V.
7-616-1
Zheng J.
Vesnina E.
6-26-736-2
Martinez Sanchez M.
Bartoli M.
6-17-5
Petrova N.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-23-66-3
Williams V.
Safarova L.
6-24-66-2
Chakvetadze A.
Wozniak A.
5-77-626-3
Radwanska A.
Rezai A.
4-66-27-67
Ivanovic A.
Schiavone F.
6-36-4
R64
Suarez Navarro C.
Keothavong A.
7-656-4
Martinez Sanchez M.
Mauresmo A.
4-67-646-2
Shvedova Y.
Stosur S.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Dushevina V.
6-46-1
Schiavone F.
Brianti A.
6-36-4
Rezai A.
Kleybanova A.
6-36-3
Radwanska A.
Bondarenko A.
6-06-1
Chakvetadze A.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-3
Wozniak A.
Errani S.
6-13-66-4
Safarova L.
Koryttseva M.
7-656-2
Zheng J.
Dechy N.
6-17-64
Vesnina E.
Craybas J.
1-66-36-2
Razzano V.
Rybarikova M.
6-06-786-4
Kanepi K.
King V.
6-46-3
Bammer S.
Li N.
7-634-66-3
Schnyder P.
Duque Marino M.
7-616-3
Bartoli M.
Peng S.
6-07-63
Pennetta F.
Pironkova T.
6-726-46-1
Cornet A.
Sugiyama A.
6-37-5
Bondarenko K.
Vinci R.
6-37-64
Dulko G.
Knapp K.
6-26-3
Morita A.
Niculescu M.
6-16-3
Mattek Sands B.
Garbin T.
3-66-36-1
Wozniacki C.
Szavay A.
6-36-2