Venus Williams vs Kaia Kanepi — Acapulco Round of 16

Acapulco · WTA · Round of 16
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2010
hard
EST
Kaia Kanepi
41 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-4 6-4
Kanepi K.
Williams V.
662
Kanepi K.
44–

Venus Williams defeated Kaia Kanepi 6-4 6-4 in the Acapulco round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in defending the title.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kanepi K.

Kanepi K.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Kanepi K.

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.Kanepi K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
4.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Kanepi K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
69
Break points won·Clear edge
83
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
15

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Kanepi K.
Freshness·
100
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Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Hercog P.
2-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Gallovits Hall E.
6-42-66-2
Hercog P.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Hercog P.
Szavay A.
6-40-1
Gallovits Hall E.
Fichman S.
7-56-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Dulko G.
6-17-64
Williams V.
Pous Tio L.
4-66-37-5
R16
Fichman S.
Koryttseva M.
6-26-3
Pous Tio L.
Vinci R.
6-36-2
Williams V.
Kanepi K.
6-46-4
Szavay A.
Voracova R.
7-56-1
Hercog P.
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Dulko G.
Strycova B.
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Castano C.
6-14-66-2
Gallovits Hall E.
Errani S.
6-45-76-4
R32
Voracova R.
Parmentier P.
7-647-62
Dulko G.
Hradecka L.
6-12-66-1
Fichman S.
Cirstea S.
6-26-0
Koryttseva M.
Kerber A.
5-77-56-4
Gallovits Hall E.
Diyas Z.
6-36-3
Cornet A.
Craybas J.
6-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Arn G.
6-06-0
Errani S.
Zec Peskiric M.
6-36-2
Castano C.
Koukalova K.
5-76-47-5
Strycova B.
Woerle K.
6-46-2
Hercog P.
De Los Rios R.
6-46-1
Williams V.
Johansson M.
6-26-3
Kanepi K.
Granillo A.
6-06-1
Pous Tio L.
Mayr Achleitner P.
2-66-26-1
Vinci R.
Parra Santonja A.
2-66-36-4
Szavay A.
Zahlavova S.
2-66-16-3