Venus Williams vs Kiki Bertens — Cincinnati Round of 32

Cincinnati · WTA · Round of 32
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 August 2019 ·
hard
NED5
Kiki Bertens
34 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
6-3 3-6 7-6
Bertens K.
Williams V.
6372
Bertens K.
3661

Venus Williams defeated Kiki Bertens 6-3 3-6 7-6 in the Cincinnati round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kiki Bertens came in defending the title. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Venus Williams closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonR32grassKiki Bertens6-2 6-7 8-6
2018-03-19MiamiR32hardVenus Williams5-7 6-3 7-5

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Bertens K.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.9
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 110). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Bertens K.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
53
37
Break points won·Even
92
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
87
62

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

Freshness

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw