Venus Williams vs Laura Pous Tio — Acapulco Quarter-final

Acapulco · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2010
hard
ESP
Laura Pous Tio
41 yrs · 173 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Williams V.
4-6 6-3 7-5
Pous Tio L.
Williams V.
4672
Pous Tio L.
6351

Venus Williams defeated Laura Pous Tio 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the Acapulco quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in defending the title.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Pous Tio L.

Pous Tio L.serving60% hold

wins 54% 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.Pous Tio L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
52%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Pous Tio L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
22
Break points saved·Dominant
83
42
Break points won·Clear edge
83
62
Deciding sets·Slight edge
30
37
Tiebreaks·
86
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Pous Tio L.
Freshness·
100
—

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