Venus Williams vs Lucie Safarova — Indian Wells Round of 32
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
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1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 6 March 2017 ·
hard
Williams V.6-4 6-2
Safarova L.
Williams V.
662
Safarova L.
420
Venus Williams defeated Lucie Safarova 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 64. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped just 6 games past Lucie Safarova.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-16 | Dubai | R16 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2014-08-11 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Lucie Safarova | 6-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 2010-01-18 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2009-05-25 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Venus Williams | 6-7 6-2 7-5 |
| 2009-05-04 | Rome | R32 | clay | Venus Williams | 6-2 4-6 6-2 |
| 2006-05-15 | Rome | R32 | clay | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (163 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
66
Break points saved·Dominant
53
82
Break points won·Clear edge
92
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
57
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
97
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Williams V.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast