Garbine Muguruza vs Venus Williams — Rome Quarter-final
Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2017
clay
Muguruza G.6-2 3-6 6-2
Williams V.
Muguruza G.
6362
Williams V.
2621
Garbine Muguruza defeated Venus Williams 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Garbine Muguruza narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Garbine Muguruza closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-23 | Singapore | RR | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2017-07-03 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Garbine Muguruza | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2015-09-28 | Wuhan | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 3-0 RET |
| 2013-12-30 | Auckland | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2013-02-25 | Florianopolis | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 2-6 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Muguruza G.
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 season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
72
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
83
Break points won·Slight edge
88
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
30
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
69
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 41%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[8]
Pliskova K.[2]
6-27-69
Muguruza G.[3]
Williams V.[9]
6-23-66-2
Bertens K.[15]
Saville D.
6-36-3
Halep S.[6]
Kontaveit A.
6-26-4
R16
Svitolina E.[8]
Barthel M.
3-66-06-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Goerges J.
7-56-4
Williams V.[9]
Konta J.[5]
6-13-66-1
Saville D.
Kuznetsova S.[7]
2-67-56-4
Bertens K.[15]
Makarova K.
7-636-1
Halep S.[6]
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
6-14-66-0
Kontaveit A.
Lucic M.[16]
6-16-1
Pliskova K.[2]
Bacsinszky T.
6-17-5
R32
Pliskova K.[2]
Davis L.
6-16-1
Bacsinszky T.
Strycova B.[14]
6-46-2
Barthel M.
Wang Q.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[8]
Cornet A.
6-47-611
Muguruza G.[3]
Ostapenko J.
2-66-26-1
Goerges J.
Jankovic J.
2-67-626-1
Williams V.[9]
Tsurenko L.
6-46-3
Konta J.[5]
Putintseva Y.
6-36-0
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Siniakova K.
6-17-63
Saville D.
Garcia C.
7-53-66-3
Bertens K.[15]
Bellis C.
6-46-0
Makarova K.
Cibulkova D.[4]
1-66-16-3
Halep S.[6]
Siegemund L.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
Sevastova A.
7-646-2
Kontaveit A.
Kerber A.[1]
6-46-0
Lucic M.[16]
Sharapova M.
6-43-61-2
R64
Davis L.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-25-76-3
Bacsinszky T.
Babos T.
6-26-2
Wang Q.
Vesnina E.[11]
6-26-4
Barthel M.
Peng S.
6-13-66-3
Cornet A.
Errani S.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.
Rogers S.
6-36-4
Jankovic J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-3
Goerges J.
Mladenovic K.[13]
7-667-5
Williams V.[9]
Shvedova Y.
6-47-64
Tsurenko L.
Chiesa D.
7-56-2
Putintseva Y.
Puig M.
6-27-5
Siniakova K.
Zhang S.
5-76-37-66
Garcia C.
Vekic D.
7-623-67-66
Saville D.
Keys M.[10]
2-67-57-5
Bertens K.[15]
Niculescu M.
2-66-26-1
Bellis C.
Doi M.
6-47-66
Makarova K.
Vinci R.
6-26-1
Siegemund L.
Osaka N.
6-26-4
Sevastova A.
Begu I.
6-46-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.[12]
Stosur S.
6-46-756-1
Lucic M.[16]
Safarova L.
7-54-66-3
Sharapova M.
Mchale C.
6-46-2
Kontaveit A.
Petkovic A.
6-36-4
Strycova B.[14]
Kasatkina D.
4-64-3