Venus Williams vs Anett Kontaveit — US Open Round of 16

US Open · WTA · Round of 16
Venus Williams
USA23
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 August 2015
hard
EST
Anett Kontaveit
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Williams V.
6-2 6-1
Kontaveit A.
Williams V.
662
Kontaveit A.
210

Venus Williams defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-2 6-1 in the US Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anett Kontaveit came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-14RomeR16clayAnett Kontaveit6-2 7-6(3)
2018-05-07MadridR64clayAnett Kontaveit3-6 6-3 6-2
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayVenus Williams7-6(5) 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Kontaveit A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Kontaveit A.

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.Kontaveit A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Kontaveit A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
82
Break points saved·Even
83
85
Break points won·Slight edge
83
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
77

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw

Final
Pennetta F.[26]
Vinci R.
7-646-2
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.[26]
Halep S.[2]
6-16-3
Vinci R.
Williams S.[1]
2-66-46-4
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[2]
Azarenka V.[20]
6-34-66-4
Pennetta F.[26]
Kvitova P.[5]
4-66-46-2
Williams S.[1]
Williams V.[23]
6-21-66-3
Vinci R.
Mladenovic K.
6-35-76-4
R16
Vinci R.
Bouchard E.[25]
W/O
Halep S.[2]
Lisicki S.[24]
6-767-56-2
Williams S.[1]
Keys M.[19]
6-36-3
Williams V.[23]
Kontaveit A.
6-26-1
Mladenovic K.
Makarova K.[13]
7-624-66-1
Kvitova P.[5]
Konta J.
7-56-3
Pennetta F.[26]
Stosur S.[22]
6-46-4
Azarenka V.[20]
Lepchenko V.
6-36-4
R32
Williams S.[1]
Mattek Sands B.
3-67-56-0
Keys M.[19]
Radwanska A.[15]
6-36-2
Williams V.[23]
Bencic B.[12]
6-36-4
Kontaveit A.
Brengle M.
6-23-66-0
Bouchard E.[25]
Cibulkova D.
7-694-66-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Schmiedlova A.[32]
6-26-1
Konta J.
Petkovic A.[18]
7-626-3
Stosur S.[22]
Errani S.[16]
7-52-66-1
Pennetta F.[26]
Cetkovska P.
1-66-16-4
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.
1-66-36-4
Azarenka V.[20]
Kerber A.[11]
7-52-66-4
Lisicki S.[24]
Strycova B.
6-44-67-5
Makarova K.[13]
Svitolina E.[17]
6-37-5
Halep S.[2]
Rogers S.
6-26-3
Mladenovic K.
Kasatkina D.
6-26-3
Vinci R.
Duque Marino M.
6-15-76-2
R64
Williams S.[1]
Bertens K.
7-656-3
Mattek Sands B.
Vandeweghe C.
6-26-1
Keys M.[19]
Smitkova T.
6-16-2
Radwanska A.[15]
Linette M.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[12]
Doi M.
5-77-636-3
Williams V.[23]
Falconi I.
6-36-726-2
Kontaveit A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
7-56-4
Brengle M.
Tatishvili A.
6-36-2
Kasatkina D.
Konjuh A.
6-46-4
Mladenovic K.
Jovanovski B.
7-56-1
Svitolina E.[17]
Kanepi K.
6-36-4
Makarova K.[13]
Davis L.
6-16-2
Vinci R.
Allertova D.
2-66-36-1
Duque Marino M.
Dodin O.
6-15-76-2
Bouchard E.[25]
Hercog P.
6-36-726-3
Cibulkova D.
Pegula J.
5-77-56-3
Kvitova P.[5]
Gibbs N.
6-36-4
Schmiedlova A.[32]
Kovinic D.
6-45-76-4
Petkovic A.[18]
Vesnina E.
6-37-64
Konta J.
Muguruza G.[9]
7-646-746-2
Errani S.[16]
Ostapenko J.
0-66-46-3
Stosur S.[22]
Rodina E.
6-16-1
Kerber A.[11]
Knapp K.
7-56-2
Strycova B.
Wang Q.
6-24-67-5
Lisicki S.[24]
Giorgi C.
6-46-0
Rogers S.
Nara K.
6-46-4
Halep S.[2]
Bondarenko K.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[26]
Niculescu M.
6-16-4
Cetkovska P.
Wozniacki C.[4]
6-45-77-61
Lepchenko V.
Tsurenko L.
7-676-2
Barthel M.
Govortsova O.
2-66-26-4
Azarenka V.[20]
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-4
R128
Lepchenko V.
Flipkens K.
6-16-1
Williams S.[1]
Diatchenko V.
6-02-0
Halep S.[2]
Erakovic M.
6-23-0
Bertens K.
Lucic M.
3-66-46-2
Mattek Sands B.
Baindl K.
6-46-3
Vandeweghe C.
Stephens S.[29]
6-46-3
Keys M.[19]
Koukalova K.
6-26-4
Smitkova T.
Mitu C.
7-646-2
Radwanska A.[15]
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Bencic B.[12]
Karatantcheva S.
6-16-2
Falconi I.
Crawford S.
6-46-2
Williams V.[23]
Puig M.
6-46-776-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.[31]
Rybarikova M.
6-47-5
Brengle M.
Zheng S.
6-25-77-5
Kasatkina D.
Saville D.
6-24-67-5
Konjuh A.
Maria T.
6-46-4
Jovanovski B.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Mladenovic K.
Kuznetsova S.[30]
6-37-5
Makarova K.[13]
Pereira T.
6-36-3
Allertova D.
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
6-17-65
Vinci R.
King V.
6-46-4
Dodin O.
Jankovic J.[21]
2-67-56-3
Bouchard E.[25]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-3
Hercog P.
Diyas Z.
6-27-5
Pegula J.
Van Uytvanck A.
7-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Ivanovic A.[7]
6-33-66-3
Schmiedlova A.[32]
Goerges J.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[9]
Witthoeft C.
6-26-4
Ostapenko J.
Beck A.
6-41-66-4
Rodina E.
Mrdeza T.
6-26-2
Stosur S.[22]
Babos T.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.[26]
Gajdosova J.
6-13-66-1
Cetkovska P.
Mchale C.
4-66-46-3
Barthel M.
Pironkova T.
5-77-646-1
Azarenka V.[20]
Hradecka L.
6-16-2
Wickmayer Y.
Schiavone F.
6-36-1
Knapp K.
Tomljanovic A.
6-716-26-4
Kerber A.[11]
Dulgheru A.
6-36-1
Strycova B.
Bacsinszky T.[14]
7-56-0
Wang Q.
Sakkari M.
7-56-2
Lisicki S.[24]
Sasnovich A.
6-16-4
Nara K.
Cornet A.[27]
2-66-46-4
Bondarenko K.
Putintseva Y.
6-06-3
Tsurenko L.
Safarova L.[6]
6-46-1
Doi M.
Hantuchova D.
6-36-3
Kovinic D.
Krunic A.
4-67-56-1
Govortsova O.
Begu I.[28]
6-10-67-63
Tatishvili A.
Pliskova K.[8]
6-26-1
Davis L.
Watson H.
7-637-60
Gibbs N.
Dominguez Lino L.
6-33-66-4
Vesnina E.
Robson L.
3-66-37-5
Wozniacki C.[4]
Loeb J.
6-26-0
Linette M.
Radwanska U.
7-636-1
Konta J.
Chirico L.
6-36-0
Rogers S.
Vickery S.
6-26-2
Errani S.[16]
Hibi M.
6-06-1
Kontaveit A.
Dellacqua C.
7-56-2
Kvitova P.[5]
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Giorgi C.
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Kanepi K.
Friedsam A.
6-16-1
Duque Marino M.
Kenin S.
6-36-1
Svitolina E.[17]
Kulichkova E.
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Panova A.
7-635-76-3
Petkovic A.[18]
Garcia C.
3-66-47-5