Samantha Stosur vs Venus Williams — Charleston Quarter-final

Charleston · WTA · Quarter-final
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 April 2012
clay
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Stosur S.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6462
Williams V.
3631

Samantha Stosur defeated Venus Williams 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Charleston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–0. Samantha Stosur claimed a first win over Venus Williams in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Samantha Stosur closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-23MiamiR32hardVenus Williams6-4 7-6(3)
2012-08-13CincinnatiQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-7(2) 6-4
2012-05-14RomeR16clayVenus Williams6-4 6-3
2010-05-10MadridQFclayVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-2 6-3
2008-05-12RomeR32clayVenus Williams6-4 6-1
2007-04-09CharlestonR64clayVenus Williams6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

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
Stosur S.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
45
54
Break points saved·Even
85
83
Break points won·Clear edge
61
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
45
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stosur S.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Safarova L.
6-06-1
Semi-finals
Safarova L.
Hercog P.
6-06-0
Williams S.
Stosur S.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Lisicki S.
4-1
Hercog P.
Petrova N.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Williams V.
6-34-66-3
Safarova L.
Zvonareva V.
6-36-3
R16
Safarova L.
Wozniak A.
6-26-746-1
Stosur S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-34-66-2
Hercog P.
Bartoli M.
6-41-66-4
Zvonareva V.
Voegele S.
5-76-36-4
Petrova N.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-16-4
Williams S.
Erakovic M.
6-26-2
Williams V.
Rodionova A.
7-56-2
Lisicki S.
Shvedova Y.
7-56-4
R32
Lisicki S.
Hlavackova A.
2-66-36-4
Safarova L.
Lucic M.
6-26-0
Bartoli M.
Dushevina V.
6-26-736-4
Williams S.
Vesnina E.
6-36-4
Stosur S.
Hampton J.
6-07-5
Voskoboeva G.
Ormaechea P.
6-26-3
Rodionova A.
Medina Garrigues A.
7-56-3
Williams V.
Jankovic J.
7-56-0
Erakovic M.
Tatishvili A.
7-56-3
Shvedova Y.
Wickmayer Y.
6-27-62
Wozniak A.
Strycova B.
7-656-2
Voegele S.
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Zvonareva V.
Bondarenko K.
6-16-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Daniilidou E.
3-66-46-4
Petrova N.
Craybas J.
2-67-666-2
Hercog P.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-2
R64
Craybas J.
Amanmuradova A.
7-627-66
Voskoboeva G.
Dokic J.
4-3
Hradecka L.
Radwanska U.
6-16-4
Voegele S.
Gajdosova J.
6-42-66-4
Hlavackova A.
Falconi I.
6-17-5
Hampton J.
Stephens S.
7-57-61
Dushevina V.
Chan Y.
6-47-65
Lepchenko V.
Yakimova A.
6-25-76-2
Hercog P.
Date Krumm K.
6-46-3
Petrova N.
Duque Marino M.
6-16-2
Daniilidou E.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-36-4
Bondarenko K.
Govortsova O.
2-66-26-4
Ormaechea P.
Scheepers C.
6-11-66-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Oudin M.
6-44-66-0
Rodionova A.
Czink M.
6-22-66-1
Williams V.
Benesova I.
6-46-3
Vesnina E.
Dubois S.
7-6107-5
Tatishvili A.
Rus A.
1-66-46-4
Erakovic M.
Pliskova K.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
King V.
6-46-3
Wozniak A.
Mchale C.
7-55-76-4
Strycova B.
Giorgi C.
6-16-3
Lucic M.
Minella M.
7-57-5
Shvedova Y.
Panova A.
6-06-4