Venus Williams vs Naoko Sawamatsu — Roland Garros Round of 128
Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
#615WTA
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 May 1997 ·
clay
Williams V.6-2 6-7 7-5
Sawamatsu N.
Williams V.
6672
Sawamatsu N.
2751
Venus Williams defeated Naoko Sawamatsu 6-2 6-7 7-5 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Naoko Sawamatsu came in defending last year's round of 64.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 7–5.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
61%
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1st serve points won·
65%
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2nd serve points won·
43%
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Service points won·
56%
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Return points won·
44%
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Break points saved·
57%
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Aces / match·
3.0
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Double faults / match·
4.8
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
98
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Williams V.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast