Jie Zheng vs Venus Williams — US Open Round of 64

US Open · WTA · Round of 64
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 August 2013
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng J.
6-3 2-6 7-6
Williams V.
Zheng J.
62772
Williams V.
36651

Jie Zheng defeated Venus Williams 6-3 2-6 7-6 in the US Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Jie Zheng had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 8 on hard. Jie Zheng claimed a first win over Venus Williams in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jie Zheng closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-03-24MiamiR64hardVenus Williams6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng J.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

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
Zheng J.Williams V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (60 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng J.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
54
Break points saved·Dominant
55
83
Break points won·Even
80
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zheng J.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 59%

Draw

Final
Williams S.
Azarenka V.
7-56-766-1
Semi-finals
Williams S.
Li N.
6-06-3
Azarenka V.
Pennetta F.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Williams S.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-06-0
Azarenka V.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-3
Pennetta F.
Vinci R.
6-46-1
Li N.
Makarova K.
6-46-756-2
R16
Hantuchova D.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-35-76-2
Williams S.
Stephens S.
6-46-1
Suarez Navarro C.
Kerber A.
4-66-37-63
Makarova K.
Radwanska A.
6-46-4
Li N.
Jankovic J.
6-36-0
Vinci R.
Giorgi C.
6-46-2
Azarenka V.
Ivanovic A.
4-66-36-4
Pennetta F.
Halep S.
6-27-63
R32
Azarenka V.
Cornet A.
6-726-36-2
Suarez Navarro C.
Zheng J.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-47-61
Hantuchova D.
Glushko J.
3-67-57-64
Makarova K.
Lisicki S.
6-47-5
Jankovic J.
Nara K.
6-47-65
Li N.
Robson L.
6-27-5
Giorgi C.
Wozniacki C.
4-66-46-3
Pennetta F.
Kuznetsova S.
7-56-1
Halep S.
Kirilenko M.
6-16-0
Riske Amritraj A.
Kvitova P.
6-36-0
Vinci R.
Knapp K.
6-46-3
Stephens S.
Hampton J.
6-16-3
Williams S.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-1
Kerber A.
Kanepi K.
6-06-4
Ivanovic A.
Mchale C.
4-67-56-4
R64
Radwanska A.
Torro Flor M.
6-07-5
Wozniacki C.
Scheepers C.
6-16-2
Jankovic J.
Kleybanova A.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Peng S.
6-14-66-4
Pennetta F.
Errani S.
6-36-1
Kvitova P.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Barthel M.
6-46-2
Glushko J.
Vickery S.
7-56-3
Hantuchova D.
Duval V.
6-26-3
Ivanovic A.
Dulgheru A.
6-26-1
Mchale C.
Svitolina E.
6-43-67-5
Cornet A.
Tomljanovic A.
6-26-2
Azarenka V.
Wozniak A.
6-36-1
Kanepi K.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-1
Kerber A.
Bouchard E.
6-42-66-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Barty A.
6-46-0
Makarova K.
Mattek Sands B.
6-46-4
Lisicki S.
Ormaechea P.
6-26-3
Hampton J.
Mladenovic K.
7-56-4
Stephens S.
Radwanska U.
6-16-1
Zheng J.
Williams V.
6-32-67-65
Suarez Navarro C.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Robson L.
Garcia C.
6-47-65
Li N.
Arvidsson S.
6-26-2
Giorgi C.
Hsieh S.
6-47-68
Knapp K.
Vesnina E.
6-16-4
Nara K.
Cirstea S.
7-56-1
Vinci R.
Safarova L.
4-66-16-2
Williams S.
Voskoboeva G.
6-36-0
Kirilenko M.
Larcher De Brito M.
6-36-1
Halep S.
Vekic D.
6-26-1
Shvedova Y.
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-26-3
R128
Barty A.
Cabeza Candela E.
6-16-4
Scheepers C.
Simmonds C.
2-66-26-1
Giorgi C.
Cepelova J.
6-26-2
Williams S.
Schiavone F.
6-06-1
Voskoboeva G.
Niculescu M.
6-46-3
Shvedova Y.
Puchkova O.
6-16-0
Hsieh S.
Koukalova K.
6-36-3
Vesnina E.
Beck A.
6-16-1
Knapp K.
Min G.
6-36-1
Safarova L.
Tsurenko L.
6-32-66-4
Vinci R.
Babos T.
6-46-2
Kirilenko M.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-1
Mayr Achleitner P.
Rybarikova M.
7-626-3
Hampton J.
Arruabarrena L.
6-46-2
Mladenovic K.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-11-66-1
Radwanska U.
Begu I.
6-16-3
Stephens S.
Minella M.
4-66-37-65
Williams V.
Flipkens K.
6-16-2
Zheng J.
Bertens K.
6-16-3
Vandeweghe C.
Krunic A.
6-47-65
Suarez Navarro C.
Davis L.
6-06-0
Kanepi K.
King V.
4-67-646-1
Schmiedlova A.
Voegele S.
6-15-77-64
Bouchard E.
Pliskova K.
4-66-47-5
Kerber A.
Hradecka L.
6-16-1
Larcher De Brito M.
Daniilidou E.
6-46-3
Radwanska A.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-16-2
Vekic D.
Duque Marino M.
7-654-66-2
Halep S.
Watson H.
4-66-46-2
Torro Flor M.
Erakovic M.
6-06-4
Peng S.
Meusburger Y.
6-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Razzano V.
7-56-0
Makarova K.
Hercog P.
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.
Duan Y.
6-27-5
Li N.
Govortsova O.
6-26-2
Mattek Sands B.
Johansson M.
6-36-1
Ormaechea P.
Date Krumm K.
6-37-67
Lisicki S.
Dushevina V.
6-27-63
Jankovic J.
Keys M.
6-36-4
Kleybanova A.
Puig M.
6-43-67-5
Nara K.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
6-26-2
Cirstea S.
Fichman S.
7-55-76-1
Robson L.
Dominguez Lino L.
7-56-0
Garcia C.
Rogers S.
6-36-2
Kuznetsova S.
Burdette M.
6-37-5
Pennetta F.
Gibbs N.
6-06-2
Errani S.
Rogowska O.
6-06-0
Kvitova P.
Doi M.
6-23-66-1
Jovanovski B.
Petkovic A.
6-26-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Pironkova T.
6-36-3
Barthel M.
Larsson J.
6-16-4
Glushko J.
Petrova N.
6-36-4
Vickery S.
Lucic M.
6-46-4
Hantuchova D.
Sanchez M.
7-56-2
Duval V.
Stosur S.
5-76-46-4
Ivanovic A.
Tatishvili A.
6-26-0
Arvidsson S.
Cetkovska P.
1-66-46-1
Dulgheru A.
Lepchenko V.
6-756-27-65
Mchale C.
Goerges J.
6-46-3
Svitolina E.
Cibulkova D.
6-46-3
Cornet A.
Koehler M.
6-36-2
Tomljanovic A.
Dellacqua C.
3-66-16-4
Wozniak A.
Dolonc V.
7-57-65
Azarenka V.
Pfizenmaier D.
6-06-0