Venus Williams vs Kiki Bertens — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2019
hard
NED5
Kiki Bertens
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLLL
Williams V.
6-3 3-6 7-6
Bertens K.
Williams V.
63772
Bertens K.
36641

Venus Williams defeated Kiki Bertens 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kiki Bertens came in defending the title. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR32grassKiki Bertens6-2 6-7(5) 8-6
2018-03-19MiamiR32hardVenus Williams5-7 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Bertens K.

Bertens K.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Bertens K.

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.Bertens K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
40%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (77 vs 108). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Bertens K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
54
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
71
Break points won·Slight edge
83
89
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
53

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Bertens K.
Freshness·
100
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Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Keys M.[16]
Kuznetsova S.
7-57-65
Semi-finals
Keys M.[16]
Kenin S.
7-56-4
Kuznetsova S.
Barty A.[1]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Kenin S.
Osaka N.[2]
6-41-62-0
Keys M.[16]
Williams V.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.
Pliskova K.[3]
3-67-626-3
Barty A.[1]
Sakkari M.
5-76-26-0
R16
Osaka N.[2]
Hsieh S.
7-635-76-2
Kenin S.
Svitolina E.[7]
6-37-63
Keys M.[16]
Halep S.[4]
6-13-67-5
Williams V.
Vekic D.
2-66-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Stephens S.[8]
6-16-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Peterson R.
7-56-4
Sakkari M.
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-746-46-4
Barty A.[1]
Kontaveit A.
4-67-57-5
R32
Osaka N.[2]
Sasnovich A.
7-632-66-2
Hsieh S.
Brady J.
7-696-3
Kenin S.
Diyas Z.
6-46-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Mertens E.
6-46-1
Halep S.[4]
Alexandrova E.
3-67-56-4
Keys M.[16]
Kasatkina D.
6-46-1
Vekic D.
Azarenka V.
6-27-5
Williams V.
Bertens K.[5]
6-33-67-64
Stephens S.[8]
Putintseva Y.
2-66-46-3
Kuznetsova S.
Yastremska D.
4-67-676-2
Peterson R.
Kudermetova V.
2-67-56-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Wang Y.
6-16-3
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.[6]
6-42-66-3
Sabalenka A.[9]
Zheng S.
6-46-3
Kontaveit A.
Swiatek I.
6-47-62
Barty A.[1]
Sharapova M.
6-46-1
R64
Hsieh S.
Wang Q.[15]
6-36-4
Diyas Z.
Pegula J.
7-56-4
Kenin S.
Goerges J.
6-47-66
Mertens E.
Mcnally C.
7-56-0
Alexandrova E.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-1
Keys M.[16]
Muguruza G.
6-747-656-4
Vekic D.
Siniakova K.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Davis L.
7-56-2
Putintseva Y.
Ostapenko J.
6-26-736-3
Yastremska D.
Wozniacki C.
6-46-4
Kuznetsova S.
Sevastova A.[11]
7-636-746-4
Peterson R.
Konta J.[14]
6-33-67-5
Kudermetova V.
Pera B.
6-26-3
Sakkari M.
Giorgi C.
6-36-0
Zheng S.
Hruncakova V.
6-36-1
Sabalenka A.[9]
Martic P.
6-16-4
Kontaveit A.
Kerber A.[13]
7-676-2
Swiatek I.
Garcia C.
7-616-1
Sharapova M.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-37-64
Sasnovich A.
Sharma A.
6-14-66-1
Azarenka V.
Bencic B.[12]
6-41-0
Kasatkina D.
Strycova B.
6-47-69
Wang Y.
Puig M.
3-67-56-3
Brady J.
Jabeur O.
6-26-2