Venus Williams vs Belinda BencicDubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2015
hard
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
Williams V.
6-1 6-2
Bencic B.
Williams V.
662
Bencic B.
120

Venus Williams defeated Belinda Bencic 6-1 6-2 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending the title. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

32
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-30BeijingR32hardBelinda Bencic3-6 6-3 7-5
2018-01-15Australian OpenR128hardBelinda Bencic6-3 7-5
2015-08-31US OpenR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayVenus Williams6-4 6-1
2012-10-15LuxembourgR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Bencic B.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Williams V.Bencic B.
Serve
57
Return
55

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
61%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
95
Break points won·Slight edge
83
94
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
98
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
98

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
88

Bencic B.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 39%

Draw