Victoria Azarenka vs Venus Williams — Rome Round of 64
Rome · WTA · Round of 64
#449WTA
1875ELO
1769Clay ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2020
clay
Azarenka V.7-6 6-2
Williams V.
Azarenka V.
7962
Williams V.
6720
Victoria Azarenka defeated Venus Williams 7-6 6-2 in the Rome round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's round of 16. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Azarenka closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
2–6| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-10 | Lexington | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2018-12-31 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 1-6 6-3 |
| 2015-05-04 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2015-02-23 | Doha | SF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 2-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 2014-07-28 | Stanford | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 7-6(1) |
| 2013-09-23 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2010-02-15 | Dubai | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Azarenka V.
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 season1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
38%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
53%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 46). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
91
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
83
Break points won·Clear edge
99
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
30
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
32°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 29%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Halep S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
6-22-0
Muguruza G.[9]
Azarenka V.
3-66-36-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Svitolina E.[4]
6-36-0
Pliskova K.[2]
Mertens E.[11]
6-33-66-0
R16
Azarenka V.
Kasatkina D.
6-6
Muguruza G.[9]
Konta J.[7]
6-46-1
Mertens E.[11]
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Blinkova A.
6-46-3
Halep S.[1]
Yastremska D.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Hercog P.
1-66-17-65
Svitolina E.[4]
Kuznetsova S.
7-666-4
Putintseva Y.
Rybakina E.[10]
4-67-636-2
R32
Yastremska D.
Anisimova A.
4-67-636-4
Rybakina E.[10]
Bouzkova M.
7-57-63
Putintseva Y.
Martic P.[8]
6-36-726-4
Azarenka V.
Kenin S.[3]
6-06-0
Mertens E.[11]
Linette M.
6-26-4
Halep S.[1]
Paolini J.
6-36-4
Kasatkina D.
Siniakova K.
6-26-3
Muguruza G.[9]
Gauff C.
7-633-66-3
Hercog P.
Bertens K.[5]
6-46-4
Vondrousova M.[12]
Rus A.
6-36-3
Kuznetsova S.
Kontaveit A.[14]
4-67-56-3
Svitolina E.[4]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-64
Kovinic D.
Bencic B.[6]
6-36-1
Blinkova A.
Bolsova A.
4-66-17-64
Konta J.[7]
Begu I.
6-06-4
Pliskova K.[2]
Strycova B.
6-36-3
R64
Kontaveit A.[14]
Garcia C.
6-37-61
Kuznetsova S.
Pera B.
3-67-636-3
Kovinic D.
Goerges J.
6-16-0
Anisimova A.
Vekic D.[16]
7-647-66
Rybakina E.[10]
Alexandrova E.
6-06-4
Putintseva Y.
Peterson R.
6-26-4
Azarenka V.
Williams V.
7-676-2
Kasatkina D.
Zvonareva V.
6-26-2
Siniakova K.
Kerber A.[15]
6-36-1
Muguruza G.[9]
Stephens S.
6-36-3
Begu I.
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Hercog P.
Juvan K.
4-66-46-1
Rus A.
Swiatek I.
7-656-3
Vondrousova M.[12]
Doi M.
6-14-66-4
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Zhang S.
6-46-756-1
Linette M.
Ostapenko J.
6-46-3
Mertens E.[11]
Hsieh S.
6-36-1
Bolsova A.
Riske Amritraj A.[13]
5-77-646-3
Blinkova A.
Teichmann J.
6-36-3
Strycova B.
Kudermetova V.
6-36-3
Yastremska D.
Giorgi C.
7-56-756-4
Bouzkova M.
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-4
Gauff C.
Jabeur O.
6-46-3
Paolini J.
Sevastova A.
6-26-3