Ana Ivanovic vs Venus Williams — Beijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
SRB6
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2015
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Ivanovic A.
7-6 6-2
Williams V.
Ivanovic A.
7762
Williams V.
6320

Ana Ivanovic defeated Venus Williams 7-6 6-2 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 9–2, defending last year's round of 16. Ana Ivanovic narrowed the head-to-head to 9–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Ana Ivanovic closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–9
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-17DubaiR16hardVenus Williams6-2 6-1
2013-12-30AucklandFhardAna Ivanovic6-2 5-7 6-4
2012-03-19MiamiR16hardVenus Williams6-7(4) 6-2 6-2
2011-06-13EastbourneR16grassVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2009-06-22WimbledonR16grassVenus Williams6-1 0-1 RET
2008-10-13ZurichSFhardVenus Williams4-6 6-3 6-4
2008-01-14Australian OpenQFhardAna Ivanovic7-6(3) 6-4
2007-08-27US OpenR16hardVenus Williams6-4 6-2
2007-06-25WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2006-09-25LuxembourgR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2004-10-18ZurichR16hardVenus Williams7-6(11) 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanovic A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Serve advantage — Ivanovic 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
Ivanovic A.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.7
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (66 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ivanovic A.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
62
54
Break points saved·Even
84
83
Break points won·Even
86
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
86

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

Freshness

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

Williams V.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[5]
Bacsinszky T.[12]
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.[5]
Radwanska A.[4]
4-66-36-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Ivanovic A.[6]
5-76-46-1
Quarter-finals
Muguruza G.[5]
Mattek Sands B.
6-17-5
Radwanska A.[4]
Kerber A.[10]
6-16-4
Ivanovic A.[6]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-5
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Errani S.
0-66-37-5
R16
Mattek Sands B.
Vinci R.[15]
6-13-66-2
Muguruza G.[5]
Lucic M.
1-66-26-1
Kerber A.[10]
Wozniacki C.[8]
6-26-3
Ivanovic A.[6]
Kuznetsova S.
7-54-66-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Pennetta F.[3]
3-66-46-3
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
6-44-67-5
Errani S.
Petkovic A.[13]
3-66-36-2
Radwanska A.[4]
Keys M.[14]
6-3
R32
Mattek Sands B.
Arruabarrena L.
0-66-26-0
Vinci R.[15]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-2
Muguruza G.[5]
Falconi I.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.[4]
Barthel M.
4-66-16-4
Keys M.[14]
Bondarenko K.
3-66-16-0
Kerber A.[10]
Cibulkova D.
6-16-4
Ivanovic A.[6]
Williams V.
7-636-2
Kuznetsova S.
Stephens S.
3-66-36-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Svitolina E.[16]
6-41-66-3
Pennetta F.[3]
Pereira T.
3-66-06-4
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
Puig M.
7-616-2
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Duque Marino M.
7-56-2
Petkovic A.[13]
Stosur S.
6-27-5
Errani S.
Garcia C.
6-43-66-1
Lucic M.
Bencic B.[11]
W/O
Wozniacki C.[8]
Wang Q.
7-56-0
R64
Stephens S.
Pliskova K.[9]
6-36-2
Arruabarrena L.
Halep S.[1]
5-4
Puig M.
Diyas Z.
6-4
Falconi I.
Saville D.
7-52-66-4
Barthel M.
Zhang S.
6-36-2
Bondarenko K.
Strycova B.
6-36-2
Keys M.[14]
Mladenovic K.
7-56-2
Cibulkova D.
Jankovic J.
6-11-66-3
Wang Q.
Lepchenko V.
6-23-66-2
Wozniacki C.[8]
Jovanovski B.
6-26-4
Kuznetsova S.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Goerges J.
6-26-4
Pereira T.
Dulgheru A.
7-56-2
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Giorgi C.
1-66-46-3
Stosur S.
Niculescu M.
6-36-2
Garcia C.
Zheng S.
6-26-2
Errani S.
Kvitova P.[2]
7-56-4
Radwanska A.[4]
Vandeweghe C.
6-3
Suarez Navarro C.[7]
Tsurenko L.
6-3
Petkovic A.[13]
Bouchard E.
6-21-1
Pennetta F.[3]
Han X.
7-54-66-4
Van Uytvanck A.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-4
Lucic M.
Begu I.
6-13-66-3
Ivanovic A.[6]
Dellacqua C.
6-46-0
Svitolina E.[16]
Putintseva Y.
7-56-2
Duque Marino M.
Pironkova T.
6-36-3
Mattek Sands B.
Cornet A.
6-36-3
Bencic B.[11]
Brengle M.
6-746-46-3