Venus Williams vs Elina SvitolinaRome Round of 32

Rome · WTA · Round of 32
#615WTA
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 May 2015 ·
clay
#9WTA
2070ELO
1995Clay ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Williams V.
6-4 6-3
Svitolina E.
Williams V.
662
Svitolina E.
430

Venus Williams defeated Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-3 in the Rome round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elina Svitolina came in ranked #9, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 64. Venus Williams claimed a first win over Elina Svitolina in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-03WimbledonR128grassElina Svitolina6-4 6-3
2019-08-26US OpenR64hardElina Svitolina6-4 6-4
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR128clayElina Svitolina6-3 6-3
2017-08-07TorontoR16hardElina Svitolina6-2 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
59%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
53
91
Break points saved·Dominant
53
83
Break points won·Slight edge
92
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
93

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
97
82

Williams V.: 9 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Svitolina E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw