Shuai Peng vs Venus WilliamsBeijing Round of 64

Beijing · WTA · Round of 64
40 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2016 ·
hard
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Peng S.
7-5 6-1
Williams V.
Peng S.
762
Williams V.
510

Shuai Peng defeated Venus Williams 7-5 6-1 in the Beijing round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Shuai Peng had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Shuai Peng claimed a first win over Venus Williams in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Peng came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-03-06Indian WellsR16hardVenus Williams3-6 6-1 6-3
2008-03-03BangaloreR16hardVenus Williams6-2 6-7 6-2
2005-01-17Australian OpenR64hardVenus Williams6-3 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (171 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
37
53
Break points saved·Dominant
26
53
Break points won·Slight edge
87
92
Deciding sets·Even
29
29
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
71
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
96

Williams V.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw