Venus Williams vs Anastasija SevastovaIndian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · 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, 5 March 2018
hard
#286WTA
1719ELO
1664Hard ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
7-6 6-4
Sevastova A.
Williams V.
7862
Sevastova A.
6640

Venus Williams defeated Anastasija Sevastova 7-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-08KaohsiungQFhardVenus Williams7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

Sevastova A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Sevastova A.

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·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
73
Break points won·Slight edge
83
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
74
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
86
64

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-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 10%

Draw