Venus Williams vs Andrea Petkovic — Luxembourg Semi-final

Luxembourg · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2012
hard
GER
Andrea Petkovic
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWWL
Williams V.
5-7 6-4 6-4
Petkovic A.
Williams V.
5662
Petkovic A.
7441

Venus Williams defeated Andrea Petkovic 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the Luxembourg semi-final on hard. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-04Indian WellsR128hardVenus Williams6-4 0-6 6-3
2014-07-28StanfordQFhardAndrea Petkovic6-1 3-6 7-5
2011-06-13EastbourneR32grassVenus Williams7-5 5-7 6-3
2011-01-17Australian OpenR32hardAndrea Petkovic1-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Petkovic A.

Petkovic A.serving67% hold

wins 57% 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.Petkovic A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Petkovic A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
48
Break points saved·Dominant
83
39
Break points won·Slight edge
83
76
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
73
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Petkovic A.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Niculescu M.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Niculescu M.
Hantuchova D.
6-16-3
Williams V.
Petkovic A.
5-76-46-4
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Vinci R.
7-626-4
Niculescu M.
Hradecka L.
6-06-4
Hantuchova D.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-0
Petkovic A.
Pervak K.
6-36-2
R16
Williams V.
Barthel M.
7-646-4
Hradecka L.
Beck A.
6-16-1
Niculescu M.
Goerges J.
6-46-2
Hantuchova D.
Flipkens K.
6-44-66-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Rybarikova M.
6-26-3
Pervak K.
Cirstea S.
7-646-1
Petkovic A.
Jankovic J.
7-56-0
Vinci R.
Keothavong A.
6-46-1
R32
Jankovic J.
Peng S.
3-0
Vinci R.
Govortsova O.
6-02-66-0
Goerges J.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-26-1
Niculescu M.
Oprandi R.
7-646-1
Beck A.
Strycova B.
5-77-626-2
Hradecka L.
Paszek T.
6-37-68
Flipkens K.
Lisicki S.
3-66-36-1
Hantuchova D.
Rus A.
3-66-46-1
Dominguez Lino L.
Maria T.
7-636-1
Rybarikova M.
Suarez Navarro C.
7-626-4
Cirstea S.
Martic P.
6-26-2
Pervak K.
Dushevina V.
6-37-62
Petkovic A.
Muguruza G.
4-66-26-1
Barthel M.
Minella M.
7-56-0
Williams V.
Bencic B.
6-36-1
Keothavong A.
Bertens K.
6-26-2