Alize Cornet vs Venus Williams — Hong Kong Round of 16

Hong Kong · WTA · Round of 16
FRA
Alize Cornet
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2016
hard
Venus Williams
USA2
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Cornet A.
6-2 3-6 6-2
Williams V.
Cornet A.
6362
Williams V.
2621

Alize Cornet defeated Venus Williams 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Hong Kong round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's semi-final. Alize Cornet claimed a first win over Venus Williams in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Alize Cornet closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-01-14Australian OpenR64hardVenus Williams6-3 4-6 6-0
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR32clayVenus Williams7-6(5) 1-6 6-0
2015-10-12Hong KongQFhardVenus Williams6-1 6-1
2014-02-17DubaiFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-0
2013-01-14Australian OpenR64hardVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2009-02-16DubaiR16hardVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayVenus Williams6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cornet A.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Cornet A.

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
Cornet A.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Cornet A.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
54
Break points saved·Dominant
57
83
Break points won·Even
83
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
74
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
86

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

Freshness

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

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.[5]
Mladenovic K.
6-16-746-2
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[5]
Jankovic J.[7]
6-36-4
Mladenovic K.
Saville D.[8]
7-56-3
Quarter-finals
Wozniacki C.[5]
Wang Q.
6-37-5
Jankovic J.[7]
Cornet A.
3-66-46-2
Mladenovic K.
Mattek Sands B.
3-66-37-63
Saville D.[8]
Kerber A.[1]
6-36-1
R16
Wang Q.
Konta J.[3]
W/O
Mattek Sands B.
Garcia C.[6]
4-66-26-4
Mladenovic K.
Hibino N.
7-656-2
Saville D.[8]
Siniakova K.
6-27-5
Kerber A.[1]
Chirico L.
6-23-66-2
Jankovic J.[7]
Krunic A.
6-46-3
Cornet A.
Williams V.[2]
6-23-66-2
Wozniacki C.[5]
Watson H.
6-36-3
R32
Hibino N.
Stosur S.[4]
6-36-4
Saville D.[8]
Zhu L.
6-06-2
Siniakova K.
Gibbs N.
6-34-66-2
Chirico L.
Lee Y.
6-26-1
Kerber A.[1]
Sakkari M.
6-46-4
Jankovic J.[7]
Crawford S.
6-36-1
Konta J.[3]
Broady N.
6-26-2
Wang Q.
Zhang L.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.[5]
Zheng S.
6-16-4
Mladenovic K.
Jakupovic D.
7-666-1
Cornet A.
Lepchenko V.
6-36-2
Garcia C.[6]
Martincova T.
6-36-0
Mattek Sands B.
Eraydin B.
6-16-2
Williams V.[2]
Ozaki R.
6-46-1
Watson H.
Erakovic M.
7-57-69
Krunic A.
Kumkhum L.
6-16-0