Kateryna Bondarenko vs Venus WilliamsIstanbul Round of 32

Istanbul · WTA · Round of 32
39 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 July 2015
clay
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Bondarenko K.
6-4 7-6
Williams V.
Bondarenko K.
6772
Williams V.
4640

Kateryna Bondarenko defeated Venus Williams 6-4 7-6 in the Istanbul round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Kateryna Bondarenko narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-08-17TorontoR32hardKateryna Bondarenko1-6 7-5 6-4
2009-06-22WimbledonR64grassVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2008-09-29StuttgartR16clayVenus Williams6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Bondarenko K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Bondarenko K.

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
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.3
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
27
54
Break points saved·Dominant
35
83
Break points won·Slight edge
76
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
59
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
86

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
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