Venus Williams vs Sara ErraniCincinnati Round of 16

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 16
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2012
hard
39 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Williams V.
6-3 6-0
Errani S.
Williams V.
662
Errani S.
30

Venus Williams defeated Sara Errani 6-3 6-0 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sara Errani came in defending last year's round of 32. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-02-08Australian OpenR64hardSara Errani6-1 6-0
2014-08-25US OpenR32hardSara Errani6-0 0-6 7-6(5)
2012-07-30OlympicsR64hardVenus Williams6-3 6-1
2011-01-17Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Errani S.

Errani S.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
1st serve in·Clear edge
61%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
55%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
42%
Service points won·Even
56%
52%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
49%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
0.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
36
Break points saved·Dominant
83
8
Break points won·Clear edge
83
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
34

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw