Venus Williams vs Silvia Farina Elia — 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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Sets
Thursday, 5 March 1998 ·
hard
Williams V.6-3 6-1
Farina Elia S.
Williams V.
662
Farina Elia S.
310
Venus Williams defeated Silvia Farina Elia 6-3 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 9–1.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped just 4 games past Silvia Farina Elia.
Head to head
8–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-28 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Silvia Farina Elia | 7-5 7-6 |
| 2003-05-26 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2002-02-11 | Antwerp | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 0-1 |
| 2002-02-05 | Paris | QF | carpet | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2001-04-30 | Hamburg | QF | clay | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 1999-07-24 | Fed Cup WG1 SF: ITA vs USA | RR | clay | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-1 |
| 1998-10-05 | Filderstadt | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 4-6 6-3 |
| 1998-03-19 | Key Biscayne | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-2 |
| 1997-10-27 | Kremlin Cup | R16 | carpet | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
0.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
95
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Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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