Garbine Muguruza vs Venus Williams — Rome Quarter-final
Rome · WTA · Quarter-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 May 2017 ·
clay
USA9#615WTA
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Muguruza G.6-2 3-6 6-2
Williams V.
Muguruza G.
6362
Williams V.
2621
Garbine Muguruza defeated Venus Williams 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Rome quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's round of 32. Garbine Muguruza narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Garbine Muguruza closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-23 | Singapore | RR | hard | Venus Williams | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2017-07-03 | Wimbledon | F | grass | Garbine Muguruza | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2015-09-28 | Wuhan | F | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 3-0 |
| 2013-12-30 | Auckland | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2013-02-25 | Florianopolis | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 2-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
43%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.6
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (196 vs 163). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
83
53
Break points saved·Dominant
80
53
Break points won·Slight edge
97
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
29
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
87
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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96
Williams V.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast