Kurumi Nara vs Venus Williams — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016
hard
Venus Williams
USA10
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Nara K.
6-4 6-3
Williams V.
Nara K.
662
Williams V.
430

Kurumi Nara defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Kurumi Nara had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Kurumi Nara claimed a first win over Venus Williams in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kurumi Nara closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR64clayVenus Williams6-3 6-1
2015-01-05AucklandR16hardVenus Williams6-4 6-1
2014-06-23WimbledonR64grassVenus Williams7-6(4) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Nara K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Nara K.

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
Nara K.Williams V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.6
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nara K.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
5
54
Break points saved·Dominant
14
83
Break points won·Slight edge
73
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
9
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
65
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Nara K.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
10°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.[13]
Williams S.[1]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.[13]
Pliskova K.[18]
7-611-66-2
Williams S.[1]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-47-61
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[18]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Rybarikova M.
6-06-0
Radwanska A.[3]
Kvitova P.[8]
6-27-63
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[5]
6-46-3
R16
Halep S.[5]
Strycova B.
6-31-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Konta J.[25]
7-623-66-3
Kasatkina D.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Stosur S.[26]
6-14-66-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Jankovic J.[19]
6-36-3
Williams S.[1]
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Gibbs N.
4-66-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Vinci R.[9]
6-22-0
R32
Konta J.[25]
Allertova D.
6-46-1
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Bouchard E.
6-25-76-2
Kasatkina D.
Puig M.
6-43-67-62
Stosur S.[26]
Mchale C.
6-42-66-4
Azarenka V.[13]
Zhang S.
6-46-3
Vinci R.[9]
Svitolina E.[17]
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Larsson J.
6-34-67-5
Gibbs N.
Shvedova Y.
6-06-4
Jankovic J.[19]
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Niculescu M.[32]
6-26-1
Strycova B.
Nara K.
3-66-16-2
Bondarenko K.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-47-67
Williams S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
7-626-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Ivanovic A.[14]
6-26-0
Rybarikova M.
Bencic B.[7]
6-43-66-3
Halep S.[5]
Makarova K.[30]
6-26-4
R64
Allertova D.
Kerber A.[2]
7-57-5
Konta J.[25]
Brengle M.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Rogers S.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.[14]
Giorgi C.
2-66-27-65
Bouchard E.
Stephens S.[21]
7-57-5
Puig M.
Schmiedlova A.[28]
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.
Friedsam A.
7-56-3
Mchale C.
Muguruza G.[4]
7-56-1
Stosur S.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
2-66-47-66
Zhang S.
Wozniacki C.[20]
4-67-687-5
Azarenka V.[13]
Diyas Z.
6-36-2
Vinci R.[9]
Gasparyan M.
6-36-777-65
Svitolina E.[17]
Beck A.
4-67-606-1
Bencic B.[7]
Davis L.
6-33-66-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Kovinic D.
6-34-67-65
Larsson J.
Lisicki S.[29]
5-76-46-2
Gibbs N.
Keys M.[23]
6-36-3
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.[11]
6-36-4
Vandeweghe C.
Kuznetsova S.[16]
6-46-3
Jankovic J.[19]
Witthoeft C.
6-16-3
Niculescu M.[32]
Watson H.
6-42-66-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Cibulkova D.
6-33-67-5
Halep S.[5]
King V.
6-16-1
Makarova K.[30]
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Strycova B.
Petkovic A.[22]
5-76-47-5
Nara K.
Williams V.[10]
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
6-26-716-4
Putintseva Y.
Mladenovic K.[27]
6-46-4
Williams S.[1]
Siegemund L.
6-26-1
Tsurenko L.
Errani S.[15]
6-46-3
Rybarikova M.
Saville D.[31]
2-67-56-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Pironkova T.
6-26-1
R128
Puig M.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
Allertova D.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-1
Brengle M.
Doi M.
6-17-5
Rogers S.
Duque Marino M.
6-14-66-3
Giorgi C.
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Pironkova T.
Vekic D.
6-27-5
Bouchard E.
Ozaki R.
2-66-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Garcia C.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Hercog P.
0-66-46-4
Diyas Z.
Loeb J.
6-16-4
Gasparyan M.
Govortsova O.
6-16-3
Beck A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-2
Larsson J.
Maria T.
6-47-63
Gibbs N.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-0
Shvedova Y.
Pliskova K.
6-36-737-5
Vandeweghe C.
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Witthoeft C.
Falconi I.
0-66-46-4
Watson H.
Voskoboeva G.
7-644-66-1
Cibulkova D.
Siniakova K.
6-26-0
King V.
Townsend T.
6-26-3
Hradecka L.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-646-2
Strycova B.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-3
Nara K.
Pereira T.
6-16-2
Tsurenko L.
Babos T.
7-56-4
Bondarenko K.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-726-2
Putintseva Y.
Peng S.
6-06-1
Siegemund L.
Begu I.
3-66-46-4
Zhang S.
Parmentier P.
7-650-0
Davis L.
Hibino N.
6-26-4
Kovinic D.
Crawford S.
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Robson L.
7-636-2