Venus Williams vs Alison Riske Amritraj — Stanford Semi-final

Stanford · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA1
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2016
hard
USA
Alison Riske Amritraj
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
Williams V.
6-1 7-6
Riske Amritraj A.
Williams V.
6772
Riske Amritraj A.
1620

Venus Williams defeated Alison Riske Amritraj 6-1 7-6 in the Stanford semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-14CincinnatiR64hardVenus Williams6-2 6-0
2016-04-04CharlestonR32clayVenus Williams6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Riske Amritraj A.

Riske Amritraj 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.Riske Amritraj A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Riske Amritraj A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
19
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
61
Break points won·Clear edge
83
60
Deciding sets·Even
30
27
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
18

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Riske Amritraj A.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Konta J.[3]
Williams V.[1]
7-55-76-2
Semi-finals
Konta J.[3]
Cibulkova D.[2]
6-46-2
Williams V.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-17-62
Quarter-finals
Riske Amritraj A.
Vandeweghe C.[4]
6-30-1
Cibulkova D.[2]
Doi M.[5]
7-56-0
Williams V.[1]
Bellis C.
6-46-1
Konta J.[3]
Zheng S.
6-24-66-3
R16
Vandeweghe C.[4]
Gibbs N.
2-66-46-2
Doi M.[5]
Hibino N.
6-36-4
Konta J.[3]
Boserup J.
6-36-1
Zheng S.
Cornet A.[7]
6-46-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Bogdan A.
3-66-26-4
Bellis C.
Vickery S.
4-66-46-3
Cibulkova D.[2]
Radwanska U.
7-636-3
Williams V.[1]
Linette M.
6-36-766-2
R32
Radwanska U.
Bondarenko K.
6-47-5
Hibino N.
Cepede Royg V.
7-54-66-4
Doi M.[5]
Han X.
6-02-66-2
Boserup J.
Osaka N.
2-66-46-4
Zheng S.
Mateas M.
7-56-1
Cornet A.[7]
Brady J.
3-66-46-4
Bogdan A.
Muhammad A.
6-45-76-3
Gibbs N.
Zhao C.
6-24-66-3
Bellis C.
Ostapenko J.[6]
6-46-4
Vickery S.
Kostova E.
6-16-2
Linette M.
Pliskova K.
2-66-27-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Lepchenko V.[8]
2-66-37-64