Venus Williams vs Coco VandewegheAustralian Open Semi-final

Australian Open · WTA · Semi-final
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017
hard
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-7 6-2 6-3
Vandeweghe C.
Williams V.
63662
Vandeweghe C.
77231

Venus Williams defeated Coco Vandeweghe 6-7 6-2 6-3 in the Australian Open semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 128. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-09RomeR64clayVenus Williams6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Vandeweghe C.

Vandeweghe C.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Even serve battle

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·Slight edge
61%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
43%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
6.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (159 vs 171). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
63
Break points won·Dominant
83
33
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
33

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

Semi-finals
Williams V.[13]
Vandeweghe C.
6-736-26-3
Williams S.[2]
Lucic M.
6-26-1
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