Venus Williams vs Lauren DavisAuckland Round of 16

Auckland · WTA · Round of 16
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2018
hard
32 yrs · 157 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLW
Williams V.
6-4 6-3
Davis L.
Williams V.
662
Davis L.
430

Venus Williams defeated Lauren Davis 6-4 6-3 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 16. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-12CincinnatiR64hardVenus Williams7-5 6-2
2015-01-19Australian OpenR64hardVenus Williams6-2 6-3
2015-01-05AucklandSFhardVenus Williams6-0 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Davis L.

Davis L.serving71% hold

wins 59% 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·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
55%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
54
51
Break points saved·Dominant
83
26
Break points won·Even
83
79
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
86
Tiebreaks·Even
86
82

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