Shuai Peng vs Venus WilliamsBeijing Round of 64

Beijing · WTA · Round of 64
40 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2016
hard
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Peng S.
7-5 6-1
Williams V.
Peng S.
762
Williams V.
510

Shuai Peng defeated Venus Williams 7-5 6-1 in the Beijing round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Shuai Peng had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Shuai Peng claimed a first win over Venus Williams in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Peng came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR16hardVenus Williams3-6 6-1 6-3
2008-03-03BangaloreR16hardVenus Williams6-2 6-7(6) 6-2
2005-01-17Australian OpenR64hardVenus Williams6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Peng S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Peng S.

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
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (132 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
37
54
Break points saved·Dominant
52
83
Break points won·Slight edge
74
83
Deciding sets·Slight edge
41
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
67
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 51%

Draw