Venus Williams vs Anastasia PavlyuchenkovaAustralian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017
hard
#128WTA
1775ELO
1742Hard ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Williams V.
6-4 7-6
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Williams V.
6772
Pavlyuchenkova A.
4630

Venus Williams defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 7-6 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 128. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-04MontrealR64hardVenus Williams6-1 3-6 6-2
2010-02-15DubaiQFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2009-10-05BeijingR32hardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova3-6 6-1 6-4
2009-09-28TokyoR32hardAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova7-6(6) 7-5
2009-02-16DubaiR32hardVenus Williams6-0 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pavlyuchenkova A.

Pavlyuchenkova A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Pavlyuchenkova A.

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
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (159 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
85
Break points saved·Even
83
87
Break points won·Slight edge
83
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
88
Tiebreaks·Even
86
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.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

R128
Sevastova A.[32]
Hibino N.
6-4
Kerber A.[1]
Tsurenko L.
6-25-76-2
Begu I.[27]
Shvedova Y.
5-76-36-4
Peng S.
Kasatkina D.[23]
6-07-65
Bouchard E.
Chirico L.
6-06-4
Parmentier P.
Doi M.
7-57-5
Vandeweghe C.
Vinci R.[15]
6-17-63
Suarez Navarro C.[10]
Cepelova J.
6-26-2
Cirstea S.
Khromacheva I.
6-26-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Brengle M.
7-56-3
Zhang S.[20]
Sasnovich A.
6-06-3
Kucova K.
Mchale C.
6-46-0
Crawford S.
Davis L.
4-66-36-0
Muguruza G.[7]
Erakovic M.
7-56-4
Rogers S.
Halep S.[4]
6-36-1
Barty A.
Beck A.
6-47-5
Puig M.[29]
Tig P.
6-06-1
Lepchenko V.
Bertens K.[19]
7-57-65
Voegele S.
Nara K.
2-66-26-3
Svitolina E.[11]
Voskoboeva G.
6-06-2
Boserup J.
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
King V.
6-36-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
Rodina E.
6-17-62
Goerges J.
Siniakova K.
3-66-36-4
Fourlis J.
Tatishvili A.
6-46-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Duque Marino M.
6-06-1
Pliskova K.[5]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-26-0
Ostapenko J.
Zhu L.
6-46-0
Konjuh A.
Mladenovic K.
6-46-2
Kovinic D.
Zheng S.
6-06-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Giorgi C.
6-43-67-5
Minella M.
Linette M.
7-56-4
Brady J.
Zanevska M.
6-36-2
Watson H.
Stosur S.[18]
6-33-66-0
Cornet A.[28]
Georges M.
6-34-66-1
Sakkari M.
Kontaveit A.
6-06-4
Lucic M.
Wang Q.
4-66-36-4
Cibulkova D.[6]
Allertova D.
7-56-2
Errani S.
Ozaki R.
7-56-1
Makarova K.[30]
Alexandrova E.
6-04-66-1
Vekic D.
Cabrera L.
7-56-2
Osaka N.
Kumkhum L.
6-726-47-5
Konta J.[9]
Flipkens K.
7-56-2
Strycova B.[16]
Kulichkova E.
6-36-2
Petkovic A.
Day K.
6-36-2
Dodin O.
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-716-2
Garcia C.[21]
Bondarenko K.
7-646-4
Gibbs N.
Babos T.[25]
7-636-4
Falconi I.
Han X.
6-17-5
Safarova L.
Wickmayer Y.
3-67-676-1
Williams S.[2]
Bencic B.
6-46-3
Putintseva Y.[31]
Arruabarrena L.
7-677-610
Hsieh S.
Knapp K.
6-32-0
Barthel M.
Aiava D.
6-37-64
Witthoeft C.
Hozumi E.
7-57-66
Pliskova K.
Golubic V.
6-32-66-4
Duan Y.
Sramkova R.
6-36-4
Williams V.[13]
Baindl K.
7-657-5
Jankovic J.
Siegemund L.[26]
6-11-66-4
Blinkova A.
Niculescu M.
6-24-66-4
Saville D.[22]
Broady N.
3-66-47-5
Vesnina E.[14]
Bogdan A.
7-56-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Pironkova T.
6-14-66-1
Wozniacki C.[17]
Rodionova A.
6-16-2