Venus Williams vs Anastasija Sevastova — Indian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
Venus Williams
USA8
Venus Williams
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018 ·
hard
Anastasija Sevastova
LAT21
Anastasija Sevastova
#491WTA
1719ELO
1664Hard ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWWL
Williams V.
7-6 6-4
Sevastova A.
Williams V.
762
Sevastova A.
640

Venus Williams defeated Anastasija Sevastova 7-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasija Sevastova came in ranked #491, defending last year's round of 64. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-02-08KaohsiungQFhardVenus Williams7-5 6-2

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Sevastova A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (110 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Sevastova A.
Clutch Rating·Even
53
57
Break points saved·Dominant
53
27
Break points won·Even
92
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
77
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Sevastova A.
Freshness·
96
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Williams V.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw