Elena Vesnina vs Venus Williams — Indian Wells Quarter-final

Indian Wells · WTA · Quarter-final
RUS14
Elena Vesnina
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017
hard
Venus Williams
USA12
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Vesnina E.
6-2 4-6 6-3
Williams V.
Vesnina E.
6462
Williams V.
2631

Elena Vesnina defeated Venus Williams 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in defending last year's round of 64. Elena Vesnina extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Elena Vesnina closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-14RomeR32clayVenus Williams6-2 4-6 7-5
2016-03-21MiamiR64hardElena Vesnina6-0 6-7(5) 6-2
2015-01-05AucklandQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2014-02-17DubaiR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2013-08-12CincinnatiR32hardElena Vesnina6-2 5-7 6-2
2012-06-25WimbledonR128grassElena Vesnina6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vesnina E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

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
Vesnina E.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesnina E.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Even
55
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
83
Break points won·Clear edge
69
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vesnina E.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
16°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 20%

Draw

Final
Vesnina E.[14]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-767-56-4
Semi-finals
Vesnina E.[14]
Mladenovic K.[28]
6-36-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Pliskova K.[3]
7-657-62
Quarter-finals
Vesnina E.[14]
Williams V.[12]
6-24-66-3
Mladenovic K.[28]
Wozniacki C.[13]
3-67-646-2
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Muguruza G.[7]
7-627-65
R16
Vesnina E.[14]
Kerber A.[2]
6-36-3
Williams V.[12]
Peng S.
3-66-16-3
Mladenovic K.[28]
Davis L.
6-36-3
Wozniacki C.[13]
Keys M.[9]
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Garcia C.[21]
6-16-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
Cibulkova D.[5]
6-43-66-2
Muguruza G.[7]
Svitolina E.[10]
7-651-66-0
Pliskova K.[3]
Bacsinszky T.[15]
5-1
R32
Kerber A.[2]
Parmentier P.
7-53-67-5
Vesnina E.[14]
Babos T.[25]
6-41-66-4
Williams V.[12]
Safarova L.
6-46-2
Peng S.
Radwanska A.[6]
6-46-4
Mladenovic K.[28]
Halep S.[4]
6-36-3
Davis L.
Goerges J.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Siniakova K.
6-36-1
Keys M.[9]
Osaka N.
6-16-4
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Vinci R.[26]
6-22-66-1
Garcia C.[21]
Konta J.[11]
3-66-37-61
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
Strycova B.[17]
6-36-2
Cibulkova D.[5]
Pliskova K.
2-67-657-64
Muguruza G.[7]
Day K.
3-67-56-2
Svitolina E.[10]
Saville D.[24]
6-26-1
Bacsinszky T.[15]
Bertens K.[18]
6-35-77-68
Pliskova K.[3]
Begu I.[29]
6-47-62
R64
Kerber A.[2]
Petkovic A.
6-26-1
Parmentier P.
Putintseva Y.[27]
6-26-3
Babos T.[25]
Lepchenko V.
4-67-626-2
Vesnina E.[14]
Rogers S.
6-47-5
Williams V.[12]
Jankovic J.
1-67-656-1
Safarova L.
Vandeweghe C.[20]
4-66-46-1
Peng S.
Konjuh A.[31]
6-46-2
Radwanska A.[6]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-4
Halep S.[4]
Vekic D.
6-46-1
Mladenovic K.[28]
Beck A.
6-07-5
Davis L.
Sevastova A.[22]
7-56-3
Goerges J.
Stosur S.[16]
4-66-46-4
Wozniacki C.[13]
Linette M.
6-36-0
Siniakova K.
Suarez Navarro C.[23]
6-37-5
Osaka N.
Zhang S.[30]
6-46-2
Keys M.[9]
Duque Marino M.
6-17-5
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Larsson J.
7-636-4
Vinci R.[26]
Brengle M.
7-656-4
Garcia C.[21]
Rodina E.
6-36-3
Konta J.[11]
Watson H.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[19]
Kontaveit A.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.
Kasatkina D.[33]
6-06-3
Cibulkova D.[5]
Ostapenko J.
6-43-66-3
Muguruza G.[7]
Flipkens K.
6-26-3
Day K.
Lucic M.[32]
6-45-77-5
Saville D.[24]
Wickmayer Y.
6-27-65
Svitolina E.[10]
Wang Q.
3-66-37-63
Bacsinszky T.[15]
Niculescu M.
7-56-2
Bertens K.[18]
Bencic B.
6-26-2
Begu I.[29]
Chirico L.
6-17-5
Pliskova K.[3]
Puig M.
1-66-46-4
Strycova B.[17]
Errani S.
6-45-76-2
R128
Linette M.
Townsend T.
6-46-2
Parmentier P.
Dodin O.
6-26-4
Peng S.
Tsurenko L.
6-22-67-5
Beck A.
Bouchard E.
3-66-26-2
Goerges J.
Tomljanovic A.
7-56-2
Siniakova K.
Barthel M.
4-66-46-4
Larsson J.
Giorgi C.
7-636-3
Ostapenko J.
Kovinic D.
6-42-67-63
Niculescu M.
Cirstea S.
4-66-36-1
Puig M.
Collins D.
6-06-2
Petkovic A.
King V.
6-02-0
Lepchenko V.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-26-4
Jankovic J.
Falconi I.
6-23-66-3
Safarova L.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Makarova K.
6-46-2
Vekic D.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-37-62
Davis L.
Golubic V.
6-44-67-5
Osaka N.
Ozaki R.
6-46-2
Duque Marino M.
Tig P.
6-40-66-4
Brengle M.
Maria T.
6-46-2
Rodina E.
Mchale C.
6-16-0
Watson H.
Gibbs N.
4-66-26-2
Errani S.
Minella M.
1-66-47-5
Pliskova K.
Mattek Sands B.
6-06-3
Flipkens K.
Bellis C.
4-66-16-4
Day K.
Nara K.
6-36-4
Wang Q.
Bondarenko K.
5-76-46-4
Bencic B.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Chirico L.
Schiavone F.
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Brady J.
6-47-64
Kontaveit A.
Doi M.
7-56-4
Wickmayer Y.
Siegemund L.
6-33-66-4