Venus Williams vs Zarina Diyas — Cincinnati Round of 64

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 64
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 August 2015
hard
KAZ
Zarina Diyas
#585WTA
1533ELO
1521Hard ELO
32 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLL
Williams V.
7-6 6-4
Diyas Z.
Williams V.
7862
Diyas Z.
6640

Venus Williams defeated Zarina Diyas 7-6 6-4 in the Cincinnati round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Zarina Diyas came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Venus Williams claimed a first win over Zarina Diyas in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-22MiamiR128hardZarina Diyas6-2 7-6(10)

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Diyas Z.

Diyas Z.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams V.

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
Williams V.Diyas Z.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Diyas Z.
Clutch Rating·Even
54
52
Break points saved·Dominant
83
49
Break points won·Slight edge
83
78
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
67
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
81

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Diyas Z.
Freshness·
100
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Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[3]
6-37-65
Semi-finals
Williams S.[1]
Svitolina E.[14]
6-46-3
Halep S.[3]
Jankovic J.
6-16-2
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[14]
Safarova L.[7]
6-42-66-0
Halep S.[3]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-636-2
Jankovic J.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-2
Williams S.[1]
Ivanovic A.[6]
3-66-46-2
R16
Svitolina E.[14]
Garcia C.
6-06-3
Halep S.[3]
Petkovic A.[15]
4-66-46-2
Jankovic J.
Pliskova K.[8]
6-23-67-5
Schmiedlova A.
Lepchenko V.
6-33-66-4
Williams S.[1]
Knapp K.
6-06-2
Safarova L.[7]
Bencic B.
6-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Azarenka V.
1-63-0
Ivanovic A.[6]
Stephens S.
2-66-46-1
R32
Williams S.[1]
Pironkova T.
7-56-3
Knapp K.
Saville D.
6-46-1
Stephens S.
Barthel M.
3-67-616-2
Garcia C.
Kvitova P.[4]
7-54-66-2
Svitolina E.[14]
Bouchard E.
7-667-5
Bencic B.
Pennetta F.
6-16-4
Safarova L.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.
Wozniacki C.[5]
6-06-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Shvedova Y.
2-66-36-2
Petkovic A.[15]
Giorgi C.
5-76-36-3
Jankovic J.
Keys M.
7-646-4
Lepchenko V.
Lucic M.
7-56-4
Ivanovic A.[6]
Williams V.
W/O
Pliskova K.[8]
Babos T.
6-47-5
Schmiedlova A.
Begu I.
6-16-3
Halep S.[3]
Mladenovic K.
7-55-76-4
R64
Knapp K.
Konjuh A.
7-56-1
Bencic B.
Kerber A.[11]
7-56-3
Bouchard E.
Bondarenko K.
7-627-65
Pironkova T.
Hradecka L.
7-53-66-1
Saville D.
Errani S.[16]
6-14-66-2
Stephens S.
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
6-16-2
Williams V.
Diyas Z.
7-666-4
Svitolina E.[14]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-24-66-0
Azarenka V.
Davis L.
6-16-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Vinci R.
6-30-66-2
Petkovic A.[15]
Goerges J.
6-46-2
Giorgi C.
Mchale C.
5-76-36-2
Babos T.
Stosur S.
7-664-67-5
Jankovic J.
Brengle M.
4-66-46-2
Keys M.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-46-3
Schmiedlova A.
Radwanska A.[13]
4-66-36-1
Begu I.
Cornet A.
6-46-4
Lepchenko V.
Strycova B.
2-67-57-66
Garcia C.
Lisicki S.
3-66-36-4
Mladenovic K.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Dellacqua C.
2-66-37-64
Shvedova Y.
Muguruza G.[9]
6-47-60
Vandeweghe C.
Putintseva Y.
6-36-2
Pennetta F.
Cibulkova D.
7-56-2