Venus Williams vs Daria KasatkinaMiami Round of 32

Miami · WTA · Round of 32
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 March 2019
hard
#63WTA
1795ELO
1757Hard ELO
29 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
Williams V.
6-3 6-1
Kasatkina D.
Williams V.
662
Kasatkina D.
310

Venus Williams defeated Daria Kasatkina 6-3 6-1 in the Miami round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Daria Kasatkina came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-05Indian WellsSFhardDaria Kasatkina4-6 6-4 7-5
2016-06-27WimbledonR32grassVenus Williams7-5 4-6 10-8
2016-01-04AucklandR32hardDaria Kasatkina6-7(4) 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kasatkina D.

Kasatkina D.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

Serve & return on hard

Williams V.Kasatkina D.
Serve
0
Return
95

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
40%
41%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
1.4
Double faults / match·Even
4.9
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
78
Break points saved·Even
83
80
Break points won·Clear edge
83
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
47

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
100
92

Williams V.: 21 days rest · Kasatkina D.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
25°CDrizzle
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw