Magdalena Maleeva vs Venus Williams — Nice Semi-final
Nice · WTA · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 February 2001 ·
carpet
Maleeva M.7-6 6-4
Williams V.
Maleeva M.
762
Williams V.
640
Magdalena Maleeva defeated Venus Williams 7-6 6-4 in the Nice semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Magdalena Maleeva narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Magdalena Maleeva edged Venus Williams in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-26 | Warsaw | QF | clay | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-0 |
| 2002-09-30 | Moscow | R16 | hard | Magdalena Maleeva | 2-6 6-1 7-6 |
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-0 6-3 |
| 1998-01-11 | Sydney | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
43%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.0
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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95
Williams V.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About