Venus Williams vs Svetlana KuznetsovaWTA Tour Championships Round Robin

WTA Tour Championships · WTA · Round Robin
1654ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 October 2009
carpet
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-2 6-7 6-4
Kuznetsova S.
Williams V.
66362
Kuznetsova S.
27741

Venus Williams defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2 6-7 6-4 in the WTA Tour Championships round robin on carpet. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-3 5-7 6-3
2017-03-20MiamiR16hardVenus Williams6-3 7-6(4)
2016-09-26WuhanR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-2
2008-03-24MiamiQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-4
2007-06-25WimbledonQFgrassVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2007-04-30WarsawQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 6-3 6-4
2006-05-01WarsawQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-2
2004-04-26WarsawFclayVenus Williams6-1 6-4
2004-02-23DubaiQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-3
2003-01-13Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
79
Break points saved·Even
83
81
Break points won·Slight edge
83
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
85
Tiebreaks·Even
86
82

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