Andrea Petkovic vs Venus Williams — Stanford Quarter-final

Stanford · WTA · Quarter-final
GER8
Andrea Petkovic
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2014
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Petkovic A.
6-1 3-6 7-5
Williams V.
Petkovic A.
6372
Williams V.
1651

Andrea Petkovic defeated Venus Williams 6-1 3-6 7-5 in the Stanford quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Andrea Petkovic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Andrea Petkovic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Andrea Petkovic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-03-04Indian WellsR128hardVenus Williams6-4 0-6 6-3
2012-10-15LuxembourgSFhardVenus Williams5-7 6-4 6-4
2011-06-13EastbourneR32grassVenus Williams7-5 5-7 6-3
2011-01-17Australian OpenR32hardAndrea Petkovic1-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Petkovic A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Petkovic A.

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

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

Clutch

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

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Kerber A.[3]
7-616-3
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Petkovic A.[8]
7-56-0
Kerber A.[3]
Lepchenko V.
4-67-646-2
Quarter-finals
Williams S.[1]
Ivanovic A.[5]
2-66-37-5
Kerber A.[3]
Muguruza G.
6-26-1
Lepchenko V.
Vickery S.
6-16-0
Petkovic A.[8]
Williams V.
6-13-67-5
R16
Williams S.[1]
Pliskova K.
7-56-2
Williams V.
Azarenka V.[4]
6-47-61
Petkovic A.[8]
Osaka N.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Vickery S.
Puig M.
6-746-26-1
Lepchenko V.
Radwanska A.[2]
6-33-66-4
Ivanovic A.[5]
Zhao C.
6-16-1
Kerber A.[3]
Vandeweghe C.
7-640-66-2
R32
Williams V.
Kania P.
6-36-2
Osaka N.
Stosur S.
4-67-677-5
Petkovic A.[8]
Tomljanovic A.
6-16-4
Muguruza G.
Cibulkova D.[6]
6-24-66-2
Hantuchova D.
Ormaechea P.
6-36-4
Vandeweghe C.
Ahn K.
6-27-5
Vickery S.
Zhang S.
6-16-2
Lepchenko V.
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Puig M.
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
6-37-5
Zhao C.
Wickmayer Y.
6-21-0
Ivanovic A.[5]
Lisicki S.
7-626-1
Pliskova K.
Date Krumm K.
6-16-3