Venus Williams vs Petra Kvitova — Indian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
CZE3
Petra Kvitova
#1010WTA
36 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Williams V.
4-6 7-5 6-4
Kvitova P.
Williams V.
4762
Kvitova P.
6541

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

Key context

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-31Yarra Valley ClassicR32hardPetra Kvitova7-6(6) 7-5
2017-08-28US OpenQFhardVenus Williams6-3 3-6 7-6(2)
2014-09-29BeijingR16hardPetra KvitovaDEF
2014-06-23WimbledonR32grassPetra Kvitova5-7 7-6(2) 7-5
2014-02-10DohaR32hardPetra Kvitova6-2 2-6 7-6(7)
2013-09-23TokyoSFhardPetra Kvitova3-6 6-3 7-6(2)
2012-03-19MiamiR64hardVenus Williams6-4 4-6 6-0
2008-02-25MemphisR32hardPetra Kvitova2-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kvitova P.

Kvitova P.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Kvitova P.

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.Kvitova P.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
40%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.8
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Kvitova P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
88
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
93
Break points won·Slight edge
83
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
93

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Kvitova P.
Freshness·
100
—

Williams V.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Final
Andreescu B.
Kerber A.[8]
6-43-66-4
Semi-finals
Kerber A.[8]
Bencic B.[23]
6-46-2
Andreescu B.
Svitolina E.[6]
6-32-66-4
Quarter-finals
Svitolina E.[6]
Vondrousova M.
4-66-46-4
Andreescu B.
Muguruza G.[20]
6-06-1
Kerber A.[8]
Williams V.
7-636-3
Bencic B.[23]
Pliskova K.[5]
6-34-66-3
R16
Vondrousova M.
Halep S.[2]
6-23-66-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Barty A.[12]
7-685-76-4
Andreescu B.
Wang Q.[18]
7-56-2
Muguruza G.[20]
Bertens K.[7]
5-76-16-4
Williams V.
Barthel M.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Kontaveit A.[21]
7-604-66-2
Bencic B.[23]
Osaka N.[1]
6-36-1
Kerber A.[8]
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-14-66-4
R32
Bertens K.[7]
Konta J.
7-6106-4
Halep S.[2]
Baindl K.
7-637-5
Vondrousova M.
Ostapenko J.[22]
4-66-36-4
Barty A.[12]
Brady J.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Saville D.
7-56-4
Andreescu B.
Voegele S.
6-16-2
Wang Q.[18]
Mertens E.[16]
7-646-746-3
Kerber A.[8]
Vikhlyantseva N.
3-66-16-3
Sabalenka A.[9]
Tsurenko L.[24]
6-27-5
Barthel M.
Goerges J.[15]
7-51-66-4
Bencic B.[23]
Alexandrova E.
6-46-2
Osaka N.[1]
Collins D.[25]
6-46-2
Muguruza G.[20]
Williams S.[10]
6-31-0
Kontaveit A.[21]
Sevastova A.[11]
5-0
Williams V.
Mchale C.
6-27-5
Pliskova K.[5]
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-2
R64
Baindl K.
Sasnovich A.[31]
6-42-66-0
Ostapenko J.[22]
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Brady J.
Garcia C.[19]
6-33-66-0
Williams S.[10]
Azarenka V.
7-56-3
Bertens K.[7]
Linette M.
6-46-1
Kerber A.[8]
Putintseva Y.
6-06-2
Vikhlyantseva N.
Suarez Navarro C.[26]
6-26-0
Tsurenko L.[24]
Pegula J.
3-67-56-4
Sabalenka A.[9]
Tomljanovic A.
6-34-66-0
Goerges J.[15]
Kanepi K.
6-32-66-3
Barthel M.
Keys M.[17]
3-66-17-5
Mchale C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[30]
6-43-66-4
Williams V.
Kvitova P.[3]
4-67-56-4
Kontaveit A.[21]
Puig M.
6-37-64
Sevastova A.[11]
Brengle M.
6-36-4
Bencic B.[23]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-46-1
Collins D.[25]
Flipkens K.
6-46-1
Osaka N.[1]
Mladenovic K.
6-36-4
Alexandrova E.
Wozniacki C.[13]
7-52-67-5
Voegele S.
Stephens S.[4]
6-36-0
Halep S.[2]
Strycova B.
6-26-4
Pliskova K.[5]
Doi M.
6-746-16-1
Muguruza G.[20]
Davis L.
6-16-3
Vondrousova M.
Kasatkina D.[14]
6-26-1
Saville D.
Buzarnescu M.[29]
6-26-2
Svitolina E.[6]
Kenin S.
3-67-656-4
Andreescu B.
Cibulkova D.[32]
6-26-2
Wang Q.[18]
Pera B.
7-656-2
Mertens E.[16]
Anisimova A.
6-46-2
Konta J.
Hsieh S.[27]
6-06-2
Barty A.[12]
Maria T.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Vekic D.[28]
1-67-656-4
R128
Strycova B.
Golubic V.
6-27-64
Baindl K.
Siniakova K.
7-56-2
Zhang S.
Hruncakova V.
6-26-4
Maria T.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Brady J.
Hibino N.
7-56-3
Saville D.
Yastremska D.
6-25-76-2
Voegele S.
Vickery S.
7-56-2
Pera B.
Mcnally C.
6-26-1
Azarenka V.
Lapko V.
6-26-3
Konta J.
Parmentier P.
6-26-3
Linette M.
Martic P.
6-34-67-65
Putintseva Y.
Babos T.
6-16-3
Vikhlyantseva N.
Hon P.
6-16-1
Pegula J.
Diyas Z.
6-16-1
Tomljanovic A.
Cornet A.
7-56-3
Kanepi K.
Larsson J.
6-26-2
Barthel M.
Zhu L.
6-46-747-5
Williams V.
Petkovic A.
6-40-66-3
Bonaventure Y.
Townsend T.
6-737-56-2
Puig M.
Rodina E.
6-06-4
Mchale C.
Sakkari M.
7-56-0
Flipkens K.
Bouchard E.
7-53-67-5
Brengle M.
Stosur S.
6-26-3
Vondrousova M.
Siegemund L.
6-47-66
Kenin S.
Wang Y.
1-67-56-4
Andreescu B.
Begu I.
6-736-36-3
Anisimova A.
Krunic A.
6-06-4
Davis L.
Schmiedlova A.
7-626-2
Alexandrova E.
Peterson R.
7-53-66-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-616-4
Mladenovic K.
Zheng S.
7-56-2
Doi M.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3