Venus Williams vs Yulia Putintseva — Kaohsiung Semi-final
Kaohsiung · WTA · Semi-final
USA1#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2016 ·
hard
KAZ3#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWW
Williams V.7-5 6-3
Putintseva Y.
Williams V.
762
Putintseva Y.
530
Venus Williams defeated Yulia Putintseva 7-5 6-3 in the Kaohsiung semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #81. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
3–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-26 | Wuhan | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2016-04-04 | Charleston | R16 | clay | Yulia Putintseva | 7-6 2-6 6-4 |
| 2015-06-29 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Venus Williams | 7-6 6-4 |
| 2014-08-04 | Montreal | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
1.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
53
48
Break points saved·Clear edge
53
29
Break points won·Even
92
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
67
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
30
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
96
89
Williams V.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Putintseva Y.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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