Venus Williams vs Sabine Lisicki — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
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
GER
Sabine Lisicki
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLWW
Williams V.
6-2 6-3
Lisicki S.
Williams V.
662
Lisicki S.
23–

Venus Williams defeated Sabine Lisicki 6-2 6-3 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sabine Lisicki came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Venus Williams claimed a first win over Sabine Lisicki in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-10TorontoR64hardSabine Lisicki6-0 6-3
2013-09-30BeijingR32hardSabine Lisicki6-1 6-2
2009-04-13CharlestonR16claySabine Lisicki6-4 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Lisicki S.

Lisicki S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Even serve battle

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.Lisicki S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
6.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Lisicki S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
18
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
68
Break points won·Dominant
83
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
14
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
65

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