Anett Kontaveit vs Venus WilliamsRome Round of 16

Rome · WTA · Round of 16
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Kontaveit A.
6-2 7-6
Williams V.
Kontaveit A.
6772
Williams V.
2630

Anett Kontaveit defeated Venus Williams 6-2 7-6 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Anett Kontaveit narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-07MadridR64clayAnett Kontaveit3-6 6-3 6-2
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayVenus Williams7-6(5) 7-6(4)
2015-08-31US OpenR16hardVenus Williams6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kontaveit A.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Serve advantage — Kontaveit 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
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 108). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
82
54
Break points saved·Even
85
83
Break points won·Slight edge
91
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
90
30
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
86

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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
18°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw