Venus Williams vs Elise Mertens — Wimbledon Round of 128

Wimbledon · WTA · Round of 128
Venus Williams
USA10
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1576Grass ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 July 2017
grass
Elise Mertens
BEL25
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1750Grass ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Williams V.
7-6 6-4
Mertens E.
Williams V.
7962
Mertens E.
6740

Venus Williams defeated Elise Mertens 7-6 6-4 in the Wimbledon round of 128 on grass. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-13RomeR64clayVenus Williams7-5 3-6 7-6(4)
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR32clayVenus Williams6-3 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Mertens E.

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
Williams V.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
5.0
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
90
Break points won·Clear edge
83
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Mertens E.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
81

Williams V.: 21 days rest · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[14]
Williams V.[10]
7-56-0
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.[14]
Rybarikova M.
6-16-1
Williams V.[10]
Konta J.[6]
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Muguruza G.[14]
Kuznetsova S.[7]
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Vandeweghe C.[24]
6-36-3
Williams V.[10]
Ostapenko J.[13]
6-37-5
Konta J.[6]
Halep S.[2]
6-727-656-4
R16
Ostapenko J.[13]
Svitolina E.[8]
6-37-66
Muguruza G.[14]
Kerber A.[1]
4-66-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Radwanska A.[9]
6-26-4
Rybarikova M.
Martic P.
6-42-66-3
Vandeweghe C.[24]
Wozniacki C.[5]
7-646-4
Williams V.[10]
Konjuh A.[27]
6-36-2
Konta J.[6]
Garcia C.[21]
7-634-66-4
Halep S.[2]
Azarenka V.
7-636-2
R32
Azarenka V.
Watson H.
3-66-16-4
Svitolina E.[8]
Witthoeft C.
6-17-5
Kerber A.[1]
Rogers S.
4-67-626-4
Muguruza G.[14]
Cirstea S.[17]
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[9]
Bacsinszky T.[19]
3-66-46-1
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Hercog P.
6-46-0
Rybarikova M.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-1
Martic P.
Diyas Z.
7-666-1
Vandeweghe C.[24]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.[5]
Kontaveit A.
3-67-636-2
Konjuh A.[27]
Cibulkova D.[8]
7-633-66-4
Williams V.[10]
Osaka N.[14]
7-636-4
Ostapenko J.[13]
Giorgi C.
7-57-5
Konta J.[6]
Sakkari M.
6-46-1
Garcia C.[21]
Brengle M.
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Peng S.
6-47-67
R64
Watson H.
Sevastova A.[18]
6-06-4
Giorgi C.
Keys M.[26]
6-46-7106-1
Svitolina E.[8]
Schiavone F.
6-36-0
Konta J.[6]
Vekic D.[31]
7-644-610-8
Osaka N.[14]
Strycova B.[22]
6-10-66-4
Witthoeft C.
Sabalenka A.[1]
7-653-66-3
Kerber A.[1]
Flipkens K.
7-57-5
Rogers S.
Safarova L.[32]
6-746-46-3
Muguruza G.[14]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[9]
Mchale C.
5-77-676-3
Bacsinszky T.[19]
Kucova K.
6-16-0
Hercog P.
Lepchenko V.
6-726-26-2
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Makarova K.
6-07-5
Rybarikova M.
Pliskova K.[3]
3-67-56-2
Tsurenko L.
Golubic V.
6-12-66-3
Martic P.
Allertova D.
6-16-4
Diyas Z.
Rodionova A.
6-47-64
Riske Amritraj A.
Mladenovic K.[12]
2-66-46-4
Vandeweghe C.[24]
Maria T.
6-46-2
Kontaveit A.
Kasatkina D.[29]
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[5]
Pironkova T.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.[8]
Brady J.
6-46-4
Konjuh A.[27]
Begu I.
7-632-66-3
Williams V.[10]
Wang Q.
4-66-46-1
Ostapenko J.[13]
Abanda F.
4-67-646-3
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.
6-766-46-4
Garcia C.[21]
Bogdan A.
6-46-3
Brengle M.
Kvitova P.[11]
6-31-66-2
Azarenka V.
Vesnina E.[15]
6-36-3
Peng S.
Suarez Navarro C.[25]
6-26-2
Halep S.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.[17]
Mattek Sands B.
4-67-64
R128
Watson H.
Zanevska M.
6-17-65
Ostapenko J.[13]
Sasnovich A.[15]
6-01-66-3
Cirstea S.[17]
Bertens K.[23]
7-647-5
Muguruza G.[14]
Alexandrova E.[18]
6-26-4
Kucova K.
Andreescu B.
6-46-3
Svitolina E.[8]
Barty A.
7-57-68
Vekic D.[31]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-766-46-1
Sakkari M.
Siniakova K.[32]
6-36-4
Williams V.[10]
Mertens E.[25]
7-676-4
Keys M.[26]
Hibino N.
6-46-2
Kerber A.[1]
Falconi I.
6-46-4
Flipkens K.
Doi M.
6-46-3
Rogers S.
Boserup J.
6-34-66-3
Safarova L.[32]
Dodin O.
6-26-2
Mattek Sands B.
Linette M.
1-66-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Bondarenko K.
6-27-5
Radwanska A.[9]
Jankovic J.
7-636-0
Mchale C.
Boulter K.
3-67-56-3
Bacsinszky T.[19]
Puig M.
6-13-66-0
Lepchenko V.
Davis L.[28]
6-47-5
Hercog P.
Beck A.
6-26-1
Makarova K.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-1
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Jabeur O.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Rodina E.
6-16-4
Rybarikova M.
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Tsurenko L.
Goerges J.
6-757-686-4
Golubic V.
Zhang S.[30]
6-36-726-1
Martic P.
Saville D.[20]
6-42-610-8
Allertova D.
Ozaki R.
7-652-66-3
Diyas Z.
Han X.
6-36-4
Rodionova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
3-67-669-7
Mladenovic K.[12]
Parmentier P.
6-16-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Stephens S.
6-27-5
Vandeweghe C.[24]
Barthel M.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.[29]
Zheng S.
6-26-4
Kontaveit A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-4
Pironkova T.
Errani S.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.[5]
Babos T.
6-44-66-1
Cibulkova D.[8]
Petkovic A.
6-33-69-7
Brady J.
Kovinic D.
6-36-1
Begu I.
Broady N.
6-46-2
Konjuh A.[27]
Lisicki S.
6-16-4
Strycova B.[22]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-3
Osaka N.[14]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-37-63
Wang Q.
Chang K.
6-36-4
Abanda F.
Nara K.
6-26-4
Giorgi C.
Cornet A.
5-76-46-4
Witthoeft C.
Lucic M.[26]
6-35-78-6
Sabalenka A.[1]
Khromacheva I.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Minella M.
6-16-1
Konta J.[6]
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Pliskova K.
Vinci R.[31]
7-666-2
Garcia C.[21]
Cepelova J.
6-16-1
Bogdan A.
Duan Y.
6-46-2
Brengle M.
Hogenkamp R.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[11]
Larsson J.
6-36-4
Vesnina E.[15]
Blinkova A.
6-45-76-2
Azarenka V.
Bellis C.
3-66-26-1
Sevastova A.[18]
Putintseva Y.
6-17-63
Suarez Navarro C.[25]
Bouchard E.
1-66-16-1
Peng S.
Vondrousova M.
6-756-06-4
Haddad Maia B.
Robson L.
6-46-2
Halep S.[2]
Erakovic M.
6-46-1
Maria T.
Potapova A.[27]
6-32-2