R16 US Open 2009

Kim Clijsters def. Venus Williams #3

6-0 0-6 6-4

Kim Clijsters defeated Venus Williams 6-0 0-6 6-4 in the 2009 US Open fourth round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date
Sep 8, 2009*
Tournament
US Open
Edition
2009
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Round
R16

Match Statistics

StatKim ClijstersVenus Williams
Aces02
Double faults35
First serve %68.0%56.0%
First serve points won %64.0%65.0%
Second serve points won %46.0%45.0%
Break points saved %57.0%43.0%
Break points converted %57.0%43.0%
Service points won %58.0%56.0%
Return points won %44.0%42.0%
Total points won %51.0%49.0%
Match Serve++2.3+0.5
Match Return+-0.5-2.3

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2009 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldKim ClijstersVenus Williams
Country BEL USA
Birth dateJun 8, 1983Jun 17, 1980
Age2629
Height174 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)—3
Ranking points (entering)—6,865
Elo (entering)2,1252,059
Current career W-L466–128782–299
Current career earnings$24,545,194$43,194,440
Pre-match H2H
Kim Clijsters 4 – 6 Venus Williams #3

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Path

Kim Clijsters's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kirsten Flipkens #936-0 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2009R32
Marion Bartoli #145-7 6-1 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2009R64
Viktoriya Kutuzova #796-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2009R128

Kim Clijsters's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Na Li #196-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 2009QF

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magdalena Rybarikova #466-2 7-5WH2HMatch dataSep 6, 2009R32
Bethanie Mattek-Sands #1246-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2009R64
Vera Dushevina #476-7(5) 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 2009R128