Ana Ivanovic #3 def. Venus Williams #8

7-6(3) 6-4

Ana Ivanovic defeated Venus Williams 7-6(3) 6-4 in the 2008 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAna IvanovicVenus Williams
Aces21
Double faults45
First serve %5659
First serve points won %6262
Second serve points won %4531
Break points saved %5050
Break points converted %5050
Service points won %5549
Return points won %5145
Total points won %5347

Player Comparison

FieldAna IvanovicVenus Williams
Country SRB USA
Birth dateNov 6, 1987Jun 17, 1980
Age2027
Height184 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)38
Ranking points (entering)3,5162,470
Elo (entering)2,0592,069
Current career W-L421–216782–299
Current career earnings$15,510,787$43,194,440
Pre-match H2H

Path

Ana Ivanovic's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Caroline Wozniacki #646-1 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2008R16
Katarina Srebotnik #276-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Tathiana Garbin #406-0 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Sorana Cirstea #1067-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

Ana Ivanovic's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniela Hantuchova #90-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 26, 2008SF

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marta Domachowska #1466-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2008R16
Sania Mirza #327-6(0) 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2008R32
Camille Pin #907-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Zi Yan #616-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128