Venus Williams vs Maria Kirilenko — Cincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 August 2012
hard
RUS
Maria Kirilenko
39 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLWLL
Williams V.
6-3 6-7 6-2
Kirilenko M.
Williams V.
66562
Kirilenko M.
37721

Venus Williams defeated Maria Kirilenko 6-3 6-7 6-2 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-09-24SeoulFhardVenus Williams6-3 1-6 6-4
2007-03-19MiamiR64hardVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2005-08-29US OpenR64hardVenus Williams6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kirilenko M.

Kirilenko M.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Kirilenko M.

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.Kirilenko M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Kirilenko M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
72
Break points won·Slight edge
83
74
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
66

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

Final
Li N.
Kerber A.
1-66-36-1
Semi-finals
Li N.
Williams V.
7-53-66-1
Kerber A.
Kvitova P.
6-12-66-4
Quarter-finals
Kerber A.
Williams S.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6-26-726-4
Kvitova P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-64
Li N.
Radwanska A.
6-16-1
R16
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Errani S.
6-36-0
Stosur S.
Makarova K.
6-36-766-4
Li N.
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Stephens S.
6-14-66-4
Williams S.
Radwanska U.
6-46-3
Kerber A.
Hlavackova A.
6-47-65
Kvitova P.
Peng S.
6-26-2
R32
Hlavackova A.
Cibulkova D.
7-614-1
Radwanska U.
Shvedova Y.
4-64-1
Radwanska A.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-3
Williams S.
Daniilidou E.
6-36-4
Kerber A.
Babos T.
3-66-16-2
Kvitova P.
Barthel M.
3-66-27-5
Peng S.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Goerges J.
6-36-0
Wozniacki C.
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-0
Errani S.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Williams V.
Scheepers C.
2-66-36-2
Makarova K.
Tatishvili A.
6-16-2
Stosur S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-766-4
Larsson J.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Li N.
Cirstea S.
6-34-66-3
Stephens S.
Giorgi C.
6-26-1
R64
Arvidsson S.
Paszek T.
6-12-1
Makarova K.
Petrova N.
7-683-1
Scheepers C.
Mchale C.
3-66-33-0
Babos T.
Lepchenko V.
7-646-4
Radwanska U.
Pervak K.
6-26-4
Karatantcheva S.
Bertens K.
6-26-1
Goerges J.
Peer S.
6-36-3
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.
6-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-0
Peng S.
Jankovic J.
5-77-57-68
Vinci R.
Keys M.
6-36-3
Barthel M.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-06-4
Stephens S.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Giorgi C.
Schiavone F.
6-16-3
Cirstea S.
Wickmayer Y.
6-766-26-3
Larsson J.
Dellacqua C.
6-16-3
Cibulkova D.
Amanmuradova A.
6-36-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Halep S.
6-36-0
Tatishvili A.
Koukalova K.
7-657-5
Williams V.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-756-2
Hantuchova D.
Zheng J.
2-67-616-3
Daniilidou E.
King V.
6-32-67-66
Hlavackova A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-37-5