Venus Williams vs Elena VesninaRome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
clay
39 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-2 4-6 7-5
Vesnina E.
Williams V.
6472
Vesnina E.
2651

Venus Williams defeated Elena Vesnina 6-2 4-6 7-5 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Vesnina came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 64. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 7–5.

Head to head

24
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsQFhardElena Vesnina6-2 4-6 6-3
2016-03-21MiamiR64hardElena Vesnina6-0 6-7(5) 6-2
2015-01-05AucklandQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2014-02-17DubaiR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2013-08-12CincinnatiR32hardElena Vesnina6-2 5-7 6-2
2012-06-25WimbledonR128grassElena Vesnina6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vesnina E.

Vesnina E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
62%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
54
55
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
77
Break points won·Clear edge
83
69
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
29

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