Justine Henin vs Venus Williams — Berlin Round of 16
Berlin · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2001 ·
grass
#615WTA
1654ELO
1576Grass ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Henin J.6-1 6-4
Williams V.
Henin J.
662
Williams V.
140
Justine Henin defeated Venus Williams 6-1 6-4 in the Berlin round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 8–1. Justine Henin narrowed the head-to-head to 8–2.
Key context
- Match story: Justine Henin dropped just 5 games past Venus Williams.
Head to head
1–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-27 | US Open | SF | hard | Justine Henin | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2003-01-13 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2002-06-24 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2002-04-08 | Amelia Island | F | clay | Venus Williams | 2-6 7-5 7-6 |
| 2002-02-11 | Antwerp | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 5-7 6-3 |
| 2002-01-01 | Gold Coast | F | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2001-12-30 | Gold Coast | F | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2001-08-19 | New Haven | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 5-7 6-2 |
| 2001-06-25 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Venus Williams | 6-1 3-6 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
3.0
Double faults / match·Even
4.5
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
81
53
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
53
Break points won·Even
91
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
85
29
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
87
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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94
Williams V.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast