Venus Williams vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
USA13#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017 ·
hard
#426WTA
1775ELO
1742Hard ELO
35 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Williams V.6-4 7-6
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Williams V.
672
Pavlyuchenkova A.
460
Venus Williams defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4 7-6 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova came in ranked #426, defending last year's round of 128. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams edged Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in two tight sets (6–4 7–6).
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-04 | Montreal | R64 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 3-6 6-2 |
| 2010-02-15 | Dubai | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2009-10-05 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2009-09-28 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2009-02-16 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-0 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.0
3.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (163 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
74
Break points saved·Slight edge
53
45
Break points won·Even
92
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
90
Tiebreaks·Even
87
85
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
95
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Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast