R16 Cincinnati Open 2019

Venus Williams #65 def. Donna Vekic #26

2-6 6-3 6-3

Venus Williams defeated Donna Vekic 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the 2019 Cincinnati Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatVenus WilliamsDonna Vekic
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
46
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
33
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.3%62.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
49.1%69.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.9%32.1%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%45.5%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
54.8%55.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
54.5%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.6%45.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.3%49.7%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-2.0-1.4
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+1.4+2.0

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2019 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldVenus WilliamsDonna Vekic
Country USA CRO
Birth dateJun 17, 1980Jun 28, 1996
Age3923
Height185 cm179 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)6526
Ranking points (entering)8821,955
Elo (entering)1,8631,866
Current career W-L782–299244–242
Current career earnings$43,351,940$11,310,796
Pre-match H2H
Venus Williams #65 1 – 0 Donna Vekic #26

Path

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kiki Bertens #56-3 3-6 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 2019R32
Lauren Davis #697-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2019R64

Venus Williams's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Madison Keys #182-6 3-6LH2HMatch dataAug 17, 2019QF

Donna Vekic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Victoria Azarenka #406-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataAug 15, 2019R32
Katerina Siniakova #386-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 14, 2019R64