Venus Williams vs Ai Sugiyama — Indian Wells Round of 32
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
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1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Friday, 7 March 1997 ·
hard
Williams V.3-6 6-3 6-2
Sugiyama A.
Williams V.
3662
Sugiyama A.
6321
Venus Williams defeated Ai Sugiyama 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–0. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 8–0.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped the opening set before beating Ai Sugiyama 3–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
7–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-01-01 | Gold Coast | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2001-12-30 | Gold Coast | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2000-10-14 | Linz | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2000-06-26 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-4 |
| 1999-02-15 | Hanover | R16 | carpet | Venus Williams | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1998-05-25 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Venus Williams | 6-0 6-2 |
| 1998-01-11 | Sydney | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
4.8
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 170). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
53
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
53
42
Break points won·Dominant
92
66
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
54
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
47
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
96
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Williams V.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast