Venus Williams vs Katie Volynets — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2023
hard
Katie Volynets
USA
Katie Volynets
#93WTA
1786ELO
1736Hard ELO
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWLW
Williams V.
7-6 6-2
Volynets K.
Williams V.
7762
Volynets K.
6420

Venus Williams defeated Katie Volynets 7-6 6-2 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Volynets K.

Volynets K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Volynets K.

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.Volynets K.
—
Serve
8
—
Return
49

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

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Volynets K.
1st serve in·Clear edge
59%
76%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
37%
46%
Service points won·Even
52%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
49%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Volynets K.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
75
Break points won·Clear edge
83
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
56

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Williams V.
3.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 140 days (−1.5)
Volynets K.
3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 210 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
3.8Hard Elo 1617
Surface ELO
6.2+119 Hard Elo edge
3.8Overall Elo 1654
ELO gap
6.2Overall Elo 1786
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.6
Surface form
2.4
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Surface transition
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Volynets K.
Freshness·
—
61

Volynets K.: 2 days rest · 5 matches, 105 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Gauff C.[1]
Masarova R.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Gauff C.[1]
Kovinic D.[7]
6-06-2
Masarova R.
Bonaventure Y.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Masarova R.
Muchova K.
7-647-62
Kovinic D.[7]
Hruncakova V.
6-36-2
Gauff C.[1]
Zhu L.
6-36-2
Bonaventure Y.
Fernandez L.[3]
6-46-2
R16
Zhu L.
Williams V.
3-66-27-5
Hruncakova V.
Raducanu E.
0-67-5
Gauff C.[1]
Kenin S.
6-46-4
Bonaventure Y.
Marino R.[8]
3-66-36-3
Muchova K.
Ruse E.
6-46-1
Masarova R.
Blinkova A.
6-16-4
Fernandez L.[3]
Grabher J.
6-06-1
Kovinic D.[7]
Davis L.
4-66-36-2
R32
Muchova K.
Wang X.[5]
5-3
Kenin S.
Wang X.
7-666-3
Masarova R.
Stephens S.[2]
6-37-65
Marino R.[8]
Galfi D.
6-37-63
Zhu L.
Brengle M.[6]
4-67-666-4
Ruse E.
Routliffe E.
6-24-66-4
Williams V.
Volynets K.
7-646-2
Hruncakova V.
Pera B.[4]
6-46-4
Kovinic D.[7]
Hibino N.
6-16-4
Blinkova A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-44-67-5
Grabher J.
Martincova T.
5-76-16-2
Davis L.
Zidansek T.
6-26-1
Fernandez L.[3]
Fruhvirtova B.
6-16-1
Raducanu E.
Fruhvirtova L.
4-66-46-2
Gauff C.[1]
Maria T.
6-46-1