Venus Williams vs Victoria Azarenka — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
Venus Williams
USA6
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Williams V.
6-3 1-6 6-3
Azarenka V.
Williams V.
6162
Azarenka V.
3631

Venus Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-3 1-6 6-3 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 16. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-09-14RomeR64clayVictoria Azarenka7-6(7) 6-2
2020-08-10LexingtonR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2015-05-04MadridR64clayVictoria Azarenka6-3 7-5
2015-02-23DohaSFhardVictoria Azarenka2-6 6-2 6-4
2014-07-28StanfordR16hardVenus Williams6-4 7-6(1)
2013-09-23TokyoR32hardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2010-02-15DubaiFhardVenus Williams6-3 7-5
2008-08-11OlympicsR16hardVenus Williams6-3 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Azarenka V.

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.Azarenka V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Azarenka V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
94
Break points won·Clear edge
83
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
96
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
77

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

Final
Goerges J.[2]
Wozniacki C.[1]
6-47-64
Goerges J.[2]
Andreescu B.
2-67-56-1
Semi-finals
Goerges J.[2]
Hsieh S.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.[1]
Vickery S.
6-46-4
Goerges J.[2]
Hruncakova V.
6-17-66
Andreescu B.
Hsieh S.[3]
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Goerges J.[2]
Hercog P.
6-46-4
Hsieh S.
Strycova B.[3]
0-66-26-2
Vickery S.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.[1]
Kenin S.
4-66-26-4
Goerges J.[2]
Bouchard E.
3-66-37-66
Hruncakova V.
Anisimova A.
6-32-66-4
Hsieh S.[3]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-36-2
Andreescu B.
Williams V.[6]
6-716-16-3
R16
Goerges J.[2]
Hruncakova V.
6-46-0
Hercog P.
Flipkens K.
6-46-2
Vickery S.
Cepede Royg V.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[4]
Townsend T.
6-37-5
Kenin S.
Lepchenko V.
6-47-66
Wozniacki C.[1]
Martic P.
6-26-2
Hsieh S.
Bonaventure Y.
6-46-3
Strycova B.[3]
Larsson J.
6-16-736-2
Anisimova A.
Strycova B.[5]
6-36-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Flipkens K.[7]
6-41-66-1
Williams V.[6]
Davis L.
6-46-3
Andreescu B.
Wozniacki C.[1]
6-46-4
Goerges J.[2]
Barthel M.
6-46-4
Bouchard E.
Schoofs B.
6-756-46-4
Hruncakova V.
Kenin S.
7-55-76-3
Hsieh S.[3]
Puig M.
6-17-63
R32
Larsson J.
Nara K.
7-656-3
Goerges J.[2]
Puig M.
6-44-66-2
Cepede Royg V.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-3
Lepchenko V.
Barthel M.[7]
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[4]
Haddad Maia B.
6-24-66-2
Strycova B.[3]
Errani S.
6-46-736-4
Hruncakova V.
Lewis J.
6-46-3
Hercog P.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-47-5
Flipkens K.
Vekic D.[8]
7-653-66-4
Hsieh S.
Hibino N.
6-06-3
Bonaventure Y.
Putintseva Y.[6]
6-36-3
Vickery S.
Davis L.[5]
6-16-2
Townsend T.
Mchale C.
1-66-46-4
Kenin S.
Fett J.
6-46-4
Martic P.
Vondrousova M.
7-626-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Brengle M.
6-36-0
Goerges J.[2]
Larsson J.
6-06-4
Kenin S.
Martic P.[4]
7-52-66-2
Hruncakova V.
Zidansek T.
6-27-63
Strycova B.[5]
Townsend T.
6-26-756-3
Flipkens K.[7]
Vickery S.
6-26-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Voegele S.
7-56-3
Puig M.
Mattek Sands B.
6-36-2
Hsieh S.[3]
Hercog P.
6-26-3
Williams V.[6]
Azarenka V.
6-31-66-3
Andreescu B.
Babos T.
6-47-66
Schoofs B.
Van Uytvanck A.[8]
3-4
Anisimova A.
Cepelova J.
6-23-0
Wozniacki C.[1]
Siegemund L.
6-36-2
Davis L.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-27-61
Bouchard E.
Brengle M.
6-36-3