Venus Williams vs Roberta Vinci — Luxembourg Quarter-final

Luxembourg · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2012
hard
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
Williams V.
7-6 6-4
Vinci R.
Williams V.
7762
Vinci R.
624–

Venus Williams defeated Roberta Vinci 7-6 6-4 in the Luxembourg quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-11-02ZhuhaiSFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-2
2015-09-28WuhanSFhardVenus Williams5-7 6-2 7-6(4)
2010-08-30US OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-4 6-1
2010-03-22MiamiR32hardVenus Williams6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Vinci R.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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.Vinci R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Vinci R.
Clutch Rating·Even
54
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
64
Break points won·Slight edge
83
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
63

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Vinci R.
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