Venus Williams vs Elise Mertens — Rome Round of 64

Rome · WTA · Round of 64
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2019
clay
Elise Mertens
BEL
Elise Mertens
#24WTA
1894ELO
1811Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Williams V.
7-5 3-6 7-6
Mertens E.
Williams V.
73772
Mertens E.
56641

Venus Williams defeated Elise Mertens 7-5 3-6 7-6 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 16. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-07-03WimbledonR128grassVenus Williams7-6(7) 6-4
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR32clayVenus Williams6-3 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Mertens E.

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.Mertens E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
40%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
41%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
5.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Mertens E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
54
80
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
90
Break points won·Clear edge
83
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Mertens E.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
81

Williams V.: 21 days rest · Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[4]
Konta J.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Konta J.
Bertens K.[6]
5-77-56-2
Pliskova K.[4]
Sakkari M.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Bertens K.[6]
Osaka N.[1]
W/O
Sakkari M.
Mladenovic K.
5-76-36-0
Pliskova K.[4]
Azarenka V.
6-756-26-2
Konta J.
Vondrousova M.
6-33-66-1
R16
Bertens K.[6]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-41-66-3
Mladenovic K.
Barty A.[8]
6-26-3
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.[2]
7-55-74-0
Azarenka V.
Muguruza G.
6-43-1
Konta J.
Williams V.
6-26-4
Osaka N.[1]
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[4]
Kenin S.
4-66-46-3
Vondrousova M.
Kasatkina D.
7-52-66-2
R32
Sakkari M.
Kontaveit A.[14]
6-36-2
Mladenovic K.
Bencic B.
6-22-66-1
Kenin S.
Keys M.[13]
6-726-36-4
Konta J.
Stephens S.[7]
6-736-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Siniakova K.
2-66-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Halep S.[3]
2-67-56-3
Bertens K.[6]
Anisimova A.
6-24-67-5
Osaka N.[1]
Cibulkova D.
6-36-3
Williams V.
Williams S.[10]
W/O
Suarez Navarro C.
Cornet A.
6-33-0
Buzarnescu M.
Goerges J.[16]
6-43-64-4
Muguruza G.
Collins D.
6-44-66-2
Kvitova P.[2]
Putintseva Y.
6-06-1
Pliskova K.[4]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-3
Azarenka V.
Svitolina E.[5]
4-66-17-5
Barty A.[8]
Hruncakova V.
4-66-36-4
R64
Putintseva Y.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-2
Mladenovic K.
Garcia C.
6-16-2
Hruncakova V.
Errani S.
6-16-0
Kenin S.
Paolini J.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Konta J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-1
Siniakova K.
Wang Q.[15]
1-67-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Strycova B.
1-66-47-64
Anisimova A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Yastremska D.
6-41-66-3
Cornet A.
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Collins D.
Wozniacki C.[11]
7-650-0
Buzarnescu M.
Ostapenko J.
6-25-4
Williams S.[10]
Peterson R.
6-46-2
Keys M.[13]
Hercog P.
6-47-63
Williams V.
Mertens E.
7-53-67-64
Kasatkina D.
Begu I.
6-27-65
Goerges J.[16]
Hsieh S.
6-36-4
Sakkari M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-17-5
Kontaveit A.[14]
Barthel M.
4-66-46-4
Bencic B.
Sevastova A.[12]
2-66-36-2
Tomljanovic A.
Zidansek T.
7-616-4
Muguruza G.
Zheng S.
6-36-4