Venus Williams vs Maria Sharapova — Wimbledon Semi-final

Wimbledon · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
#615WTA
1654ELO
1576Grass ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 June 2005 ·
grass
RUS
Maria Sharapova
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
7-6 6-1
Sharapova M.
Williams V.
762
Sharapova M.
610

Venus Williams defeated Maria Sharapova 7-6 6-1 in the Wimbledon semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sharapova came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending the title. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

2–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-01-14Australian OpenR32hardMaria Sharapova6-1 6-3
2012-05-14RomeQFclayMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2009-07-27StanfordQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-2
2007-06-25WimbledonR16grassVenus Williams6-1 6-3
2007-03-19MiamiR32hardMaria Sharapova2-6 6-2 7-5
2005-03-23MiamiSFhardMaria Sharapova6-4 6-3
2004-10-18ZurichQFhardMaria Sharapova6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Sharapova M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
47%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Sharapova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
89
Break points saved·Dominant
53
79
Break points won·Slight edge
92
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
76

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Sharapova M.
Freshness·
95
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Williams V.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw