Elena Vesnina vs Venus Williams — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
RUS
Elena Vesnina
40 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2013 ·
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Vesnina E.
6-2 5-7 6-2
Williams V.
Vesnina E.
6562
Williams V.
2721

Elena Vesnina defeated Venus Williams 6-2 5-7 6-2 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in defending last year's semi-final. Elena Vesnina extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Elena Vesnina closed it out in three sets, 6–2 5–7 6–2.

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-14RomeR32clayVenus Williams6-2 4-6 7-5
2017-03-06Indian WellsQFhardElena Vesnina6-2 4-6 6-3
2016-03-21MiamiR64hardElena Vesnina6-0 6-7 6-2
2015-01-05AucklandQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2014-02-17DubaiR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-2
2012-06-25WimbledonR128grassElena Vesnina6-1 6-3

Statistics

This season
Vesnina E.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
4.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vesnina E.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
44
53
Break points won·Slight edge
85
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
29
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vesnina E.Williams V.
Freshness·
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96

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw