Venus Williams vs Lucie Hradecka — Quebec City Quarter-final

Quebec City · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA1
Venus Williams
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2014 ·
hard
CZE
Lucie Hradecka
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
Williams V.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Hradecka L.
Williams V.
6472
Hradecka L.
3661

Venus Williams defeated Lucie Hradecka 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the Quebec City quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucie Hradecka came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Hradecka L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.8
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Hradecka L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
28
Break points saved·Clear edge
53
32
Break points won·Dominant
92
37
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
29

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Hradecka L.
Freshness·
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

Draw