Venus Williams vs Lucie SafarovaRome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
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1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2006 ·
clay
39 yrs · 177 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-1 6-4
Safarova L.
Williams V.
662
Safarova L.
140

Venus Williams defeated Lucie Safarova 6-1 6-4 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR32hardVenus Williams6-4 6-2
2015-02-16DubaiR16hardLucie Safarova6-4 6-2
2014-08-11CincinnatiR64hardLucie Safarova6-7 6-3 6-4
2010-01-18Australian OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-2 6-2
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR64clayVenus Williams6-7 6-2 7-5
2009-05-04RomeR32clayVenus Williams6-2 4-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
66
Break points saved·Dominant
53
82
Break points won·Clear edge
92
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
57

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

Freshness

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Freshness·
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw