Venus Williams vs Vera Dushevina — Australian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 64
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2004 ·
hard
RUS
Vera Dushevina
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-4 6-2
Dushevina V.
Williams V.
662
Dushevina V.
420

Venus Williams defeated Vera Dushevina 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-10-05BeijingR64hardVenus Williams6-2 7-6
2009-08-31US OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-7 7-5 6-3
2004-10-11MoscowR16hardVenus Williams6-0 6-4

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Dushevina V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Dushevina V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
34
Break points saved·Dominant
53
27
Break points won·Clear edge
92
76
Deciding sets·Slight edge
29
35
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
60

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Dushevina V.
Freshness·
97
—

Williams V.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw