Samantha Stosur vs Venus Williams — Charleston Quarter-final

Charleston · WTA · Quarter-final
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 April 2012 ·
clay
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
#615WTA
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Stosur S.
6-3 4-6 6-3
Williams V.
Stosur S.
6462
Williams V.
3631

Samantha Stosur defeated Venus Williams 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the Charleston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 7–0. Samantha Stosur claimed a first win over Venus Williams in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Samantha Stosur closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–7
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-03-23MiamiR32hardVenus Williams6-4 7-6
2012-08-13CincinnatiQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-7 6-4
2012-05-14RomeR16clayVenus Williams6-4 6-3
2010-05-10MadridQFclayVenus Williams6-3 6-3
2008-08-25US OpenR128hardVenus Williams6-2 6-3
2008-05-12RomeR32clayVenus Williams6-4 6-1
2007-04-09CharlestonR64clayVenus Williams6-2 6-2

Statistics

This season
Stosur S.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
58
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
64
53
Break points won·Clear edge
76
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
29
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Stosur S.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
95

Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw