Venus Williams vs Olga Govortsova — Dubai Round of 16

Dubai · WTA · Round of 16
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 February 2010
hard
BLR
Olga Govortsova
37 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWW
Williams V.
7-5 6-0
Govortsova O.
Williams V.
762
Govortsova O.
50–

Venus Williams defeated Olga Govortsova 7-5 6-0 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-10CincinnatiR32hardVenus Williams6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Govortsova O.

Govortsova O.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
Williams V.Govortsova O.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Govortsova O.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
0
Break points saved·Dominant
83
16
Break points won·Dominant
83
52
Deciding sets·Slight edge
30
25
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
24

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Govortsova O.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Azarenka V.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Peer S.
6-16-4
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Peer S.
Li N.
7-53-0
Azarenka V.
Zvonareva V.
6-16-3
Williams V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-36-4
Radwanska A.
Kulikova R.
3-66-46-3
R16
Li N.
Bartoli M.
3-67-56-0
Kulikova R.
Kuznetsova S.
5-77-626-4
Radwanska A.
Pennetta F.
6-36-0
Azarenka V.
Groenefeld A.
6-14-66-3
Zvonareva V.
Jankovic J.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-4
Williams V.
Govortsova O.
7-56-0
Peer S.
Wozniacki C.
6-27-5
R32
Azarenka V.
Bondarenko K.
4-1
Kuznetsova S.
Medina Garrigues A.
W/O
Hantuchova D.
Dementieva E.
6-41-1
Zvonareva V.
Flipkens K.
6-06-0
Groenefeld A.
Molik A.
6-46-4
Radwanska A.
Sevastova A.
6-36-3
Pennetta F.
Petkovic A.
6-36-3
Kulikova R.
Voegele S.
6-36-0
Wozniacki C.
Cibulkova D.
6-27-62
Peer S.
Razzano V.
6-26-2
Bartoli M.
Dulgheru A.
6-26-1
Li N.
Martinez Sanchez M.
7-672-66-4
Williams V.
Lisicki S.
6-26-3
Govortsova O.
Schiavone F.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Garbin T.
4-66-16-2
Jankovic J.
Rezai A.
4-66-47-5
R64
Hantuchova D.
Dolonc V.
6-46-4
Voegele S.
Petrova N.
7-657-65
Pennetta F.
Czink M.
6-46-1
Flipkens K.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-4
Zvonareva V.
Vesnina E.
6-44-67-5
Molik A.
Zheng J.
6-34-66-2
Groenefeld A.
Kleybanova A.
1-67-56-2
Bondarenko K.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-1
Sevastova A.
Dushevina V.
6-25-77-5
Petkovic A.
Bondarenko A.
2-66-46-3
Kulikova R.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-0
Medina Garrigues A.
Mirza S.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-4
Razzano V.
Sfar S.
6-26-2
Peer S.
Wickmayer Y.
3-66-27-5
Bartoli M.
Makarova K.
6-26-0
Dulgheru A.
Schnyder P.
6-26-2
Martinez Sanchez M.
Brianti A.
6-43-66-3
Lisicki S.
Chan Y.
6-16-4
Govortsova O.
Benesova I.
6-46-1
Schiavone F.
Cirstea S.
6-27-5
Garbin T.
Stosur S.
3-66-27-64
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Srebotnik K.
6-26-1
Rezai A.
Bammer S.
6-35-77-5