Venus Williams vs Lucie Safarova — Roland Garros Round of 64

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 64
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2009
clay
CZE
Lucie Safarova
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-7 6-2 7-5
Safarova L.
Williams V.
65672
Safarova L.
77251

Venus Williams defeated Lucie Safarova 6-7 6-2 7-5 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR32hardVenus Williams6-4 6-2
2015-02-16DubaiR16hardLucie Safarova6-4 6-2
2014-08-11CincinnatiR64hardLucie Safarova6-7(2) 6-3 6-4
2010-01-18Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-2 6-2
2009-05-04RomeR32clayVenus Williams6-2 4-6 6-2
2006-05-15RomeR32clayVenus Williams6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Safarova L.

Safarova L.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Safarova L.

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.Safarova L.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Safarova L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
89
Break points won·Dominant
83
50
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
48
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Kuznetsova S.
Safina D.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Stosur S.
6-46-756-3
Safina D.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Safina D.
Azarenka V.
1-66-46-2
Cibulkova D.
Sharapova M.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Williams S.
7-635-77-5
Stosur S.
Cirstea S.[18]
6-16-3
R16
Safina D.
Rezai A.
6-16-0
Cibulkova D.
Szavay A.
6-26-4
Williams S.
Wozniak A.
6-16-2
Kuznetsova S.
Radwanska A.
6-41-66-1
Stosur S.
Razzano V.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.
Li N.
6-40-66-4
Azarenka V.
Ivanovic A.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.[18]
Jankovic J.
3-66-09-7
R32
Kuznetsova S.
Czink M.
6-16-3
Williams S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
4-66-36-4
Wozniak A.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-23-66-3
Radwanska A.
Bondarenko K.
6-26-4
Stosur S.
Dementieva E.
6-34-66-1
Razzano V.
Garbin T.
7-57-5
Jankovic J.
Gajdosova J.
6-16-1
Li N.
Govortsova O.
7-56-1
Sharapova M.
Shvedova Y.
1-66-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Dulko G.
6-46-2
Szavay A.
Williams V.
6-06-4
Ivanovic A.
Benesova I.
6-06-2
Azarenka V.
Suarez Navarro C.
5-77-56-2
Rezai A.
Larcher De Brito M.
7-636-2
Safina D.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-0
Cirstea S.[18]
Wozniacki C.
7-637-5
R64
Dementieva E.
Dokic J.
2-64-3
Garbin T.
Bartoli M.
6-37-5
Wozniacki C.
Craybas J.
6-16-4
Larcher De Brito M.
Zheng J.
6-46-3
Safina D.
Diatchenko V.
6-16-1
Sharapova M.
Petrova N.
6-21-68-6
Dulko G.
Groenefeld A.
7-650-66-2
Cibulkova D.
Flipkens K.
6-16-0
Szavay A.
Vesnina E.
6-26-0
Williams V.
Safarova L.
6-756-27-5
Ivanovic A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-16-2
Benesova I.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-16-2
Rezai A.
Hercog P.
3-66-46-2
Azarenka V.
Barrois K.
7-617-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Hradecka L.
6-26-4
Shvedova Y.
Rus A.
6-06-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Coin J.
6-27-62
Wozniak A.
Martic P.
6-36-3
Dominguez Lino L.
Glatch A.
7-607-5
Radwanska A.
Koryttseva M.
6-16-4
Bondarenko K.
Rogowska O.
4-67-57-5
Czink M.
Bammer S.
4-66-310-8
Kuznetsova S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-06-2
Stosur S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-34-66-4
Razzano V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-26-2
Gajdosova J.
Duque Marino M.
6-27-69
Jankovic J.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-2
Govortsova O.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-737-5
Li N.
Bacsinszky T.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-26-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Kutuzova V.
3-66-36-3
Cirstea S.[18]
Cornet A.
6-36-2
R128
Benesova I.
Goerges J.
7-54-1
Gajdosova J.
Laisne K.
6-46-3
Bacsinszky T.
Loit E.
4-66-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-16-4
Tanasugarn T.
Pin C.
6-35-77-5
Ivanovic A.
Errani S.
7-636-3
Williams V.
Mattek Sands B.
6-14-66-2
Safarova L.
Lisicki S.
6-21-66-1
Vesnina E.
Beltrame S.
6-36-3
Szavay A.
Dentoni C.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Bondarenko A.
6-42-66-4
Flipkens K.
Foretz Gacon S.
6-14-66-4
Dulko G.
Paszek T.
6-16-3
Groenefeld A.
Mauresmo A.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Embree L.
6-16-2
Sharapova M.
Yakimova A.
3-66-16-2
Rus A.
Sanchez O.
6-16-1
Shvedova Y.
Kanepi K.
7-623-66-2
Li N.
Domachowska M.
6-46-2
Amanmuradova A.
Pavlovic I.
6-36-4
Govortsova O.
Obrien K.
6-16-1
Jankovic J.
Cetkovska P.
6-26-3
Duque Marino M.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-4
Cornet A.
Ani M.
6-47-5
Craybas J.
Pironkova T.
7-56-2
Wozniacki C.
Dushevina V.
4-67-56-1
Bartoli M.
Parmentier P.
3-66-16-3
Garbin T.
Morita A.
7-57-5
Razzano V.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Makarova K.
6-25-76-0
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
6-46-2
Dokic J.
Sprem K.
3-66-16-2
Dementieva E.
Scheepers C.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Feuerstein C.
6-16-4
Voskoboeva G.
Mirza S.
6-47-63
Czink M.
Sevastova A.
3-66-46-1
Bammer S.
Dechy N.
6-37-61
Bondarenko K.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Rogowska O.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-4
Koryttseva M.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-1
Radwanska A.
De Los Rios R.
6-36-1
Glatch A.
Pennetta F.
6-16-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Strycova B.
6-14-69-7
Martic P.
Santangelo M.
6-46-2
Wozniak A.
Niculescu M.
6-44-66-3
Martinez Sanchez M.
Peng S.
1-66-26-4
Kutuzova V.
Ondraskova Z.
6-26-4
Ruano Pascual V.
Vaidisova N.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Koukalova K.
6-36-756-4
Coin J.
Llagostera Vives N.
7-56-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Olaru R.
6-36-2
Hercog P.
Kleybanova A.
6-24-66-1
Rezai A.
Sugiyama A.
6-36-2
Larcher De Brito M.
South M.
0-67-657-5
Zheng J.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-16-3
Azarenka V.
Vinci R.
6-46-2
Barrois K.
Salerni M.
3-66-16-2
Safina D.
Keothavong A.
6-06-0
Diatchenko V.
Johansson M.
2-66-210-8
Hradecka L.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Radwanska U.
4-66-36-0
Kudryavtseva A.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-3
Rybarikova M.
Mladenovic K.
6-12-68-6
Cirstea S.[18]
Gullickson C.
6-46-2