Venus Williams vs Francesca SchiavoneAustralian Open Round of 16

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 16
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2010
hard
46 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
3-6 6-2 6-1
Schiavone F.
Williams V.
3662
Schiavone F.
6211

Venus Williams defeated Francesca Schiavone 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's round of 64. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–0.

Key context

Head to head

70
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-08-30US OpenQFhardVenus Williams7-6(5) 6-4
2010-05-10MadridR16clayVenus Williams3-6 6-1 6-2
2008-10-13ZurichQFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2004-07-19Los AngelesQFhardVenus Williams7-5 6-1
2004-03-24MiamiR16hardVenus Williams6-1 6-3
2003-04-28WarsawQFclayVenus Williams2-6 6-3 6-3
2002-04-30HamburgR16clayVenus Williams6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Schiavone F.

Schiavone F.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
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
40
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
61
Break points won·Slight edge
83
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
36

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
17°CDrizzle
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

R128
Hercog P.
Fedak Y.
6-46-0
Errani S.
Koukalova K.
6-27-65
Bondarenko A.
Woerle K.
6-26-2
Martinez Sanchez M.
Rodina E.
6-06-0
Zahlavova S.
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-1
Bartoli M.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-1
Kirilenko M.
Sharapova M.
7-643-66-4
Meusburger Y.
Bacsinszky T.
6-44-66-2
Vinci R.
Groenefeld A.
7-56-4
King V.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-757-5
Bondarenko K.
Olaru R.
6-27-66
Baltacha E.
Parmentier P.
6-43-67-5
Strycova B.
Kulikova R.
7-656-7106-3
Safina D.
Rybarikova M.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Dulgheru A.
1-67-510-8
Makarova K.
Razzano V.
6-26-3
Kleybanova A.
Dokic J.
6-17-5
Cirstea S.
Rogowska O.
6-32-66-2
Henin J.
Flipkens K.
6-46-3
Dementieva E.
Dushevina V.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Safarova L.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Kucova K.
6-26-0
Stosur S.
Han X.
6-13-66-2
Barrois K.
Amanmuradova A.
6-07-66
Williams S.
Radwanska U.
6-26-1
Kvitova P.
Craybas J.
6-17-5
Petkovic A.
Voracova R.
6-26-4
Suarez Navarro C.
Morita A.
7-56-4
Lisicki S.
Martic P.
6-16-4
Brianti A.
Lepchenko V.
6-03-66-1
Bammer S.
Parra Santonja A.
6-36-2
Dellacqua C.
Yakimova A.
6-23-66-4
Sprem K.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-2
Schiavone F.
Cornet A.
0-67-56-0
Coin J.
Molik A.
3-67-646-3
Kudryavtseva A.
Oudin M.
2-67-57-5
Radwanska A.
Maria T.
6-16-0
Li N.
Erakovic M.
6-26-0
Szavay A.
Dubois S.
6-36-2
Arvidsson S.
Gajdosova J.
6-24-66-4
Hantuchova D.
Kutuzova V.
3-66-17-5
Peer S.
Hradecka L.
6-756-26-1
Pironkova T.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-4
Goerges J.
Paszek T.
6-03-66-3
Wozniacki C.
Wozniak A.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Cohen Aloro S.
6-26-0
Voegele S.
Czink M.
7-56-759-7
Shvedova Y.
Date Krumm K.
6-46-2
Garbin T.
Vesnina E.
7-656-4
Ivanovic A.
Perry S.
6-26-3
Dulko G.
Kucova Z.
6-05-77-5
Benesova I.
Chang K.
7-56-2
Pennetta F.
Chakvetadze A.
6-33-66-2
Clijsters K.
Tetreault V.
6-06-4
Tanasugarn T.
Karatantcheva S.
6-17-60
Kanepi K.
Chan Y.
7-646-2
Petrova N.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-36-4
Rezai A.
Mirza S.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Govortsova O.
6-36-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sevastova A.
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.
Rodionova A.
6-16-2
Obrien K.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-36-3
Jankovic J.
Niculescu M.
6-46-0
Zheng J.
Peng S.
0-66-16-2