Belinda Bencic vs Venus WilliamsAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
#12WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018 ·
hard
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Bencic B.
6-3 7-5
Williams V.
Bencic B.
672
Williams V.
350

Belinda Bencic defeated Venus Williams 6-3 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #12, defending last year's round of 128. Belinda Bencic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

14
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-30BeijingR32hardBelinda Bencic3-6 6-3 7-5
2015-08-31US OpenR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-4
2015-02-16DubaiR32hardVenus Williams6-1 6-2
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR128clayVenus Williams6-4 6-1
2012-10-15LuxembourgR32hardVenus Williams6-3 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
90
53
Break points saved·Dominant
84
53
Break points won·Even
96
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
96
29
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
92
96

Bencic B.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 9 games (7d) · Williams V.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw