Venus Williams vs Monica Niculescu — Luxembourg Final

Luxembourg · WTA · Final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
#611WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2012 ·
hard
ROU
Monica Niculescu
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Williams V.
6-2 6-3
Niculescu M.
Williams V.
662
Niculescu M.
230

Venus Williams defeated Monica Niculescu 6-2 6-3 in the Luxembourg final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Monica Niculescu came in defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Niculescu M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
61%
78%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
0.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 196). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Niculescu M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
18
Break points saved·Dominant
53
7
Break points won·Even
92
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
30
22
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
14

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Niculescu M.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw