Venus Williams vs Varvara Lepchenko — Charleston Round of 16

Charleston · WTA · Round of 16
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2013
clay
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#172WTA
1578ELO
1533Clay ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLLWL
Williams V.
6-2 4-6 6-2
Lepchenko V.
Williams V.
6462
Lepchenko V.
2621

Venus Williams defeated Varvara Lepchenko 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the Charleston round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.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.Lepchenko V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Lepchenko V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
48
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
64
Break points won·Clear edge
83
65
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Lepchenko V.
Freshness·Dominant
100
59

Williams V.: 21 days rest · Lepchenko V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 101 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CPartly cloudy
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 92%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Jankovic J.
3-66-06-2
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Williams V.
6-16-2
Jankovic J.
Voegele S.
6-46-766-2
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Safarova L.
6-46-1
Voegele S.
Wozniacki C.
3-66-46-3
Jankovic J.
Bouchard E.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Keys M.
6-46-4
R16
Wozniacki C.
Petkovic A.
W/O
Bouchard E.
Stosur S.
6-12-0
Keys M.
Mattek Sands B.
7-646-4
Voegele S.
Goerges J.
3-66-16-3
Williams S.
Burdette M.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
Pegula J.
6-06-4
Safarova L.
Cirstea S.
6-35-76-1
Williams V.
Lepchenko V.
6-24-66-2
R32
Cirstea S.
Medina Garrigues A.
W/O
Safarova L.
Lucic M.
7-56-1
Wozniacki C.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-1
Voegele S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-4
Jankovic J.
Garcia C.
5-77-6106-3
Pegula J.
Barthel M.
7-646-1
Williams V.
Puig M.
6-25-76-3
Lepchenko V.
Johansson M.
6-14-66-1
Keys M.
Min G.
6-46-3
Mattek Sands B.
Stephens S.
6-26-0
Burdette M.
Lisicki S.
3-67-657-5
Williams S.
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Bouchard E.
Robson L.
6-43-66-1
Stosur S.
Erakovic M.
6-16-2
Goerges J.
Govortsova O.
6-20-66-3
Petkovic A.
King V.
7-56-4
R64
Min G.
Paszek T.
6-30-0
Lepchenko V.
Mchale C.
6-34-66-2
Garcia C.
Scheepers C.
7-666-4
Jankovic J.
Oudin M.
6-45-76-4
Petkovic A.
Townsend T.
6-36-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Schiavone F.
3-66-47-66
Voegele S.
Pereira T.
4-66-26-4
Govortsova O.
Hampton J.
6-46-736-4
Goerges J.
Putintseva Y.
6-26-3
King V.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-16-4
Puig M.
Hlavackova A.
6-46-0
Mattek Sands B.
Rodionova A.
6-46-747-63
Lucic M.
Oprandi R.
4-66-16-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Rus A.
6-26-2
Johansson M.
Czink M.
5-76-37-5
Keys M.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
7-636-4
Erakovic M.
Hantuchova D.
7-626-4
Lisicki S.
Tatishvili A.
6-06-0
Burdette M.
Mladenovic K.
6-11-66-0
Giorgi C.
Minella M.
6-46-4
Robson L.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-26-2
Bouchard E.
Burnett N.
6-26-3
Cirstea S.
Maria T.
6-47-65
Pegula J.
Muguruza G.
6-726-47-5