Anett Kontaveit vs Venus Williams — Rome Round of 16
Rome · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018 ·
clay
USA8#615WTA
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kontaveit A.6-2 7-6
Williams V.
Kontaveit A.
672
Williams V.
260
Anett Kontaveit defeated Venus Williams 6-2 7-6 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Anett Kontaveit narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Anett Kontaveit closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-07 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Anett Kontaveit | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2016-05-23 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Venus Williams | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2015-08-31 | US Open | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
80
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
60
53
Break points won·Even
96
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
29
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
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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95
Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast