Venus Williams vs Anastasija Sevastova — Kaohsiung Quarter-final

Kaohsiung · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA1
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2016
hard
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT
Anastasija Sevastova
#293WTA
1719ELO
1664Hard ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
Williams V.
7-5 6-2
Sevastova A.
Williams V.
762
Sevastova A.
520

Venus Williams defeated Anastasija Sevastova 7-5 6-2 in the Kaohsiung quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-05Indian WellsR16hardVenus Williams7-6(6) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

Sevastova A.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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.Sevastova A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Sevastova A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
73
Break points won·Slight edge
83
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
74
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
64

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Williams V.[1]
Doi M.[2]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Doi M.[2]
Hsieh S.[6]
6-06-2
Williams V.[1]
Putintseva Y.[3]
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Hsieh S.[6]
Kulichkova E.
6-06-2
Williams V.[1]
Sevastova A.
7-56-2
Doi M.[2]
Nara K.[7]
W/O
Putintseva Y.[3]
Voegele S.
6-30-0
R16
Doi M.[2]
Linette M.
6-26-3
Kulichkova E.
Diyas Z.[4]
7-50-66-4
Hsieh S.[6]
Minella M.
6-44-66-2
Voegele S.
Zheng S.[5]
6-46-4
Sevastova A.
Vekic D.
7-52-67-5
Williams V.[1]
Radwanska U.
6-46-2
Nara K.[7]
Zhang Y.
6-24-66-3
Putintseva Y.[3]
Kato M.
6-45-76-0
R32
Linette M.
Wang Y.
7-57-5
Voegele S.
Chang K.
1-66-36-4
Doi M.[2]
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Zhang Y.
Kuwata H.
5-77-636-2
Nara K.[7]
Wang Q.
6-16-3
Diyas Z.[4]
Kichenok L.
5-76-16-2
Kulichkova E.
Lee Y.
3-66-46-4
Minella M.
Osaka N.
6-27-64
Vekic D.
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
4-67-656-3
Sevastova A.
Kucova K.
4-67-607-63
Radwanska U.
Hsu C.
6-47-61
Williams V.[1]
Lee P.
6-36-2
Hsieh S.[6]
Okuno A.
7-614-66-2
Kato M.
Reix S.
7-616-3
Putintseva Y.[3]
Melnikova M.
6-26-3
Zheng S.[5]
Pous Tio L.
6-27-5