Venus Williams vs Roberta Vinci — Wuhan Semi-final

Wuhan · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2015
hard
ITA15
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
Williams V.
5-7 6-2 7-6
Vinci R.
Williams V.
56772
Vinci R.
72641

Venus Williams defeated Roberta Vinci 5-7 6-2 7-6 in the Wuhan semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 64. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

Head to head

4–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-11-02ZhuhaiSFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-2
2012-10-15LuxembourgQFhardVenus Williams7-6(2) 6-4
2010-08-30US OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-4 6-1
2010-03-22MiamiR32hardVenus Williams6-1 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Vinci R.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.Vinci R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 138). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Vinci R.
Clutch Rating·Even
54
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
64
Break points won·Slight edge
83
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
63

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw

Final
Williams V.
Muguruza G.[5]
6-33-0
Semi-finals
Williams V.
Vinci R.[15]
5-76-27-64
Muguruza G.[5]
Kerber A.[6]
6-47-65
Quarter-finals
Williams V.
Konta J.
6-43-67-5
Vinci R.[15]
Pliskova K.[8]
7-626-3
Kerber A.[6]
Vandeweghe C.
6-13-1
Muguruza G.[5]
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-2
R16
Williams V.
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
6-36-4
Vinci R.[15]
Kvitova P.[3]
7-636-2
Muguruza G.[5]
Ivanovic A.[9]
4-66-16-0
Kerber A.[6]
Giorgi C.
6-26-4
Vandeweghe C.
Strycova B.
3-66-27-63
Konta J.
Halep S.[1]
6-33-67-5
Pliskova K.[8]
Svitolina E.[12]
2-66-46-4
Schmiedlova A.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-2
R32
Strycova B.
Sharapova M.[2]
6-717-641-2
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
Niculescu M.
5-76-36-4
Kvitova P.[3]
Saville D.
6-34-67-5
Vinci R.[15]
Begu I.
6-46-3
Svitolina E.[12]
Lepchenko V.
6-46-2
Ivanovic A.[9]
Brengle M.
6-06-3
Schmiedlova A.
Wozniacki C.[4]
1-66-47-66
Kerber A.[6]
Jankovic J.
6-42-66-2
Vandeweghe C.
Garcia C.
6-36-747-66
Konta J.
Azarenka V.
6-41-0
Giorgi C.
Bencic B.[11]
6-2
Muguruza G.[5]
Stephens S.
6-26-0
Mladenovic K.
Keys M.[14]
7-51-66-2
Halep S.[1]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-26-1
Williams V.
Goerges J.
6-46-3
Pliskova K.[8]
Lucic M.
7-645-77-65
R64
Ivanovic A.[9]
Dulgheru A.
6-16-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Kuznetsova S.
6-06-1
Azarenka V.
Davis L.
6-27-64
Konta J.
Petkovic A.[13]
6-47-5
Williams V.
Radwanska A.[10]
6-17-64
Goerges J.
Cornet A.
6-36-3
Niculescu M.
Liu F.
6-16-1
Saville D.
Pereira T.
6-27-67
Vinci R.[15]
Kovinic D.
5-76-16-3
Lepchenko V.
Zheng S.
6-46-0
Lucic M.
Stosur S.
6-26-1
Stephens S.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-646-3
Keys M.[14]
Rybarikova M.
6-24-67-64
Mladenovic K.
Tig P.
6-16-4
Jankovic J.
Watson H.
6-32-66-3
Giorgi C.
Pironkova T.
2-66-27-5
Bencic B.[11]
Tomljanovic A.
7-57-5
Vandeweghe C.
Tsurenko L.
6-22-66-3
Begu I.
Diyas Z.
7-657-65
Svitolina E.[12]
Hantuchova D.
6-46-4
Schmiedlova A.
Duque Marino M.
6-46-4
Garcia C.
Errani S.[16]
6-746-46-2
Brengle M.
Cibulkova D.
6-36-4
Strycova B.
Babos T.
7-696-2