Nathalie Tauziat vs Venus Williams — Roland Garros Round of 64
Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 May 1997 ·
clay
#615WTA
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Tauziat N.5-7 6-3 7-5
Williams V.
Tauziat N.
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Williams V.
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Nathalie Tauziat defeated Venus Williams 5-7 6-3 7-5 in the Roland Garros round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Nathalie Tauziat narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nathalie Tauziat dropped the opening set before beating Venus Williams 5–7 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-07-30 | San Diego | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2001-06-25 | Wimbledon | QF | grass | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-1 |
| 2000-08-22 | US Open | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 1-6 6-1 |
| 1998-10-12 | Zurich | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1998-09-28 | Grand Slam Cup | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-0 |
| 1997-06-17 | Eastbourne | R16 | grass | Nathalie Tauziat | 6-3 5-7 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
—
61%
1st serve points won·
—
65%
2nd serve points won·
—
43%
Service points won·
—
56%
Return points won·
—
44%
Break points saved·
—
57%
Aces / match·
—
3.0
Double faults / match·
—
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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98
Williams V.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
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