Kim Clijsters vs Venus WilliamsUS Open Round of 16

US Open · WTA · Round of 16
43 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2009
hard
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Clijsters K.
6-0 0-6 6-4
Williams V.
Clijsters K.
6062
Williams V.
0641

Kim Clijsters defeated Venus Williams 6-0 0-6 6-4 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Kim Clijsters had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 8 on hard. Kim Clijsters extended the head-to-head to 7–6.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-30US OpenSFhardKim Clijsters4-6 7-6(2) 6-4
2010-03-22MiamiFhardKim Clijsters6-2 6-1
2005-08-29US OpenQFhardKim Clijsters4-6 7-5 6-1
2005-07-25StanfordFhardKim Clijsters7-5 6-2
2005-02-14AntwerpQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-3
2003-06-23WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams4-6 6-3 6-1
2003-02-10AntwerpFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2002-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsSFcarpetKim Clijsters5-0 RET
2002-07-29San DiegoQFhardVenus Williams6-3 5-7 6-4
2002-07-22StanfordFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2002-04-30HamburgFclayKim Clijsters1-6 6-3 6-4
2001-08-27US OpenQFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Clijsters K.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Clijsters K.

Serve advantage — Clijsters K.

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
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.5
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
71
54
Break points saved·Even
87
83
Break points won·Even
82
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
74
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
66
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw

R128
King V.
Yakimova A.
2-1
Barrois K.
Radwanska U.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.
Rezai A.
7-646-746-1
Bondarenko A.
Kudryavtseva A.
3-66-36-2
Dulko G.
Makarova K.
6-35-76-4
Shvedova Y.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Vinci R.
6-26-3
Dementieva E.
Pin C.
6-16-2
Oudin M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-2
Mchale C.
Hercog P.
6-36-1
Sharapova M.
Pironkova T.
6-36-0
Zheng J.
Groenefeld A.
6-36-2
Cornet A.
Adamczak M.
4-66-47-5
Coin J.
Hrdinova E.
6-36-3
Petrova N.
Srebotnik K.
6-36-3
Sevastova A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-37-5
Wozniacki C.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-0
Martic P.
Beltrame S.
6-46-2
Dubois S.
Mladenovic K.
6-06-4
Cirstea S.
Morita A.
6-16-3
Peer S.
Szavay A.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Lepchenko V.
2-66-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-1
Strycova B.
Domachowska M.
2-66-26-3
Voegele S.
Brianti A.
6-7106-16-3
Schiavone F.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-2
Li N.
Olaru R.
7-646-3
Larcher De Brito M.
Johansson M.
1-67-56-1
Safina D.
Rogowska O.
6-756-26-4
Garbin T.
Cecil M.
6-06-1
Kvitova P.
Kleybanova A.
6-746-36-2
Schnyder P.
Safarova L.
4-66-37-66
Errani S.
Rus A.
6-06-3
Peng S.
Gajdosova J.
6-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Razzano V.
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Ivanovic A.
2-66-37-67
Perry S.
Niculescu M.
6-46-2
Rodionova A.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-04-66-1
Kirilenko M.
Koryttseva M.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-2
Bartoli M.
De Los Rios R.
6-16-0
Clijsters K.
Kutuzova V.
6-16-1
Flipkens K.
Dokic J.
6-36-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Brodsky G.
6-46-4
Chang K.
Kanepi K.
6-02-66-2
Rybarikova M.
Tetreault V.
6-34-66-1
Williams V.
Dushevina V.
6-757-56-3
Zvonareva V.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-06-4
Chakvetadze A.
Sema Y.
4-66-16-2
Craybas J.
Gullickson C.
6-37-65
Vesnina E.
Hradecka L.
6-47-65
Mauresmo A.
Maria T.
6-36-4
Wozniak A.
Granville L.
6-17-67
Mirza S.
Govortsova O.
6-23-66-3
Pennetta F.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-06-4
Stosur S.
Sugiyama A.
6-44-66-4
Bacsinszky T.
Dolonc V.
6-36-4
Hantuchova D.
Shaughnessy M.
6-24-66-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Bammer S.
6-41-67-65
Kerber A.
Petkovic A.
6-45-76-3
Czink M.
Camerin M.
6-36-4
Williams S.
Glatch A.
6-46-1
Mattek Sands B.
Benesova I.
6-36-4