

Emiliana Arango defeated Venus Williams in the Round of 128 at the Cincinnati tournament, winning 6-2, 6-2 on hard courts. Arango converted 80% of her break points and secured four service breaks, while Williams was unable to capitalize on any of her break point opportunities. Arango also had more aces and fewer double faults than Williams in the match.
“When the draw came out and I saw it, I was like, 'Oh man.' It's so exciting to get this opportunity. When I was growing up, I always saw her on TV, so to get to play her is really crazy.”
“My coach told me, 'I don't want to see you moving slow; all I want to see is for your legs to go fast.' I tried to focus on that, tried to get as many balls back as I could.”
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Slight edge · Arango E. narrowly ahead
Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.
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Arango E.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 91 games (7d) · Williams V.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About