Venus Williams vs Victoria Azarenka — Tokyo Round of 32
Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2013 ·
hard
#451WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
37 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Williams V.6-2 6-4
Azarenka V.
Williams V.
662
Azarenka V.
240
Venus Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-4 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in ranked #451, defending last year's quarter-final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped just 6 games past Victoria Azarenka.
Head to head
5–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-14 | Rome | R64 | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2020-08-10 | Lexington | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2018-12-31 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 1-6 6-3 |
| 2015-05-04 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Victoria Azarenka | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2015-02-23 | Doha | SF | hard | Victoria Azarenka | 2-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 2014-07-28 | Stanford | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2010-02-15 | Dubai | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2008-08-11 | Olympics | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
2.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
53
88
Break points saved·Dominant
53
79
Break points won·Slight edge
92
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
74
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
95
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Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast