Venus Williams vs Vera DushevinaBeijing Round of 64

Beijing · WTA · Round of 64
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2009
hard
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-2 7-6
Dushevina V.
Williams V.
6772
Dushevina V.
261

Venus Williams defeated Vera Dushevina 6-2 7-6 in the Beijing round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-7(5) 7-5 6-3
2004-10-11MoscowR16hardVenus Williams6-0 6-4
2004-01-19Australian OpenR64hardVenus Williams6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Dushevina V.

Dushevina V.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 150). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
27
Break points saved·Dominant
83
48
Break points won·Clear edge
83
70
Deciding sets·Even
30
29
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
61

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-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
24°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 24%

Draw