Laura Robson vs Venus Williams — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
GBR
Laura Robson
32 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2013
clay
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Robson L.
6-3 6-2
Williams V.
Robson L.
662
Williams V.
32–

Laura Robson defeated Venus Williams 6-3 6-2 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Robson L.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Robson L.

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
Robson L.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
57%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.8
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Robson L.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
30
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
72
83
Break points won·Dominant
47
83
Deciding sets·Slight edge
35
30
Tiebreaks·
—
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Robson L.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Halep S.
6-36-0
Azarenka V.
Errani S.
6-07-5
Quarter-finals
Errani S.
Sharapova M.
W/O
Azarenka V.
Stosur S.
6-41-66-3
Williams S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-26-0
Halep S.
Jankovic J.
4-66-07-5
R16
Azarenka V.
Morita A.
6-12-0
Errani S.
Kirilenko M.
6-32-0
Sharapova M.
Stephens S.
6-26-1
Williams S.
Cibulkova D.
6-06-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-26-3
Halep S.
Vinci R.
6-46-2
Jankovic J.
Li N.
7-627-5
Stosur S.
Kvitova P.
7-52-66-1
R32
Kirilenko M.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Oprandi R.
6-46-2
Sharapova M.
Muguruza G.
6-26-2
Azarenka V.
Goerges J.
6-26-0
Williams S.
Robson L.
6-26-2
Errani S.
Mchale C.
7-55-76-2
Dominguez Lino L.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Peng S.
7-656-0
Vinci R.
Burnett N.
6-16-4
Halep S.
Radwanska A.
6-726-16-2
Li N.
Zheng J.
6-36-1
Kvitova P.
Lisicki S.
6-40-67-5
Jankovic J.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-0
Cibulkova D.
Oudin M.
5-76-16-3
Morita A.
Radwanska U.
6-36-1
Stephens S.
Bertens K.
4-66-36-2
R64
Oudin M.
Makarova K.
2-67-54-2
Radwanska U.
Ivanovic A.
6-32-66-2
Stosur S.
Hsieh S.
6-26-3
Peng S.
Niculescu M.
4-66-36-2
Lisicki S.
Burdette M.
6-16-2
Zheng J.
Rybarikova M.
7-606-3
Robson L.
Williams V.
6-36-2
Muguruza G.
Johansson M.
1-66-06-2
Cibulkova D.
Mladenovic K.
1-66-26-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Petrova N.
3-66-27-61
Oprandi R.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-0
Wickmayer Y.
Flipkens K.
6-46-0
Bertens K.
Schiavone F.
7-656-1
Stephens S.
Pennetta F.
6-36-3
Kirilenko M.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-2
Mchale C.
Knapp K.
7-56-2
Halep S.
Kuznetsova S.
6-16-1
Burnett N.
Cornet A.
6-26-2
Vinci R.
Vesnina E.
6-727-56-4
Jovanovski B.
Wozniacki C.
2-66-47-65
Goerges J.
Hlavackova A.
2-66-46-4
Morita A.
Cirstea S.
6-16-3
Jankovic J.
Pironkova T.
6-36-0