Venus Williams vs Simona Halep — Tokyo Round of 16
Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
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1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 September 2013 ·
hard
Williams V.4-6 7-5 6-3
Halep S.
Williams V.
4762
Halep S.
6531
Venus Williams defeated Simona Halep 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped the opening set before beating Simona Halep 4–6 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-18 | Miami | R16 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2019-01-14 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2018-08-06 | Montreal | R16 | hard | Simona Halep | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2015-05-11 | Rome | R16 | clay | Simona Halep | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2012-05-14 | Rome | R64 | clay | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
48%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
53
88
Break points saved·Clear edge
53
68
Break points won·Slight edge
92
100
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
82
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
96
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Williams V.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast