Venus Williams vs Svetlana KuznetsovaMiami Round of 16

Miami · WTA · Round of 16
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 March 2017
hard
41 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-3 7-6
Kuznetsova S.
Williams V.
6772
Kuznetsova S.
3640

Venus Williams defeated Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 7-6 in the Miami round of 16 on hard. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–5.

Key context

Head to head

55
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-27US OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-3 5-7 6-3
2016-09-26WuhanR16hardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-2
2009-10-26WTA Tour ChampionshipsRRcarpetVenus Williams6-2 6-7(3) 6-4
2008-03-24MiamiQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-4
2007-06-25WimbledonQFgrassVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2007-04-30WarsawQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova3-6 6-3 6-4
2006-05-01WarsawQFclaySvetlana Kuznetsova6-4 6-2
2004-04-26WarsawFclayVenus Williams6-1 6-4
2004-02-23DubaiQFhardSvetlana Kuznetsova6-2 6-3
2003-01-13Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Kuznetsova S.

Kuznetsova S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Kuznetsova S.

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%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (159 vs 128). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
79
Break points saved·Even
83
81
Break points won·Slight edge
83
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
85
Tiebreaks·Even
86
82

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
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw