Elena Vesnina #15 def. Venus Williams #13

6-2 4-6 6-3

Elena Vesnina defeated Venus Williams 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the 2017 Indian Wells Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatElena VesninaVenus Williams
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
63
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
87
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
54.7%66.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
63.5%62.5%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
53.5%39.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
76.9%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
58.9%54.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%23.1%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.4%41.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.1%47.9%
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.
+2.4-1.9
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.
+1.9-2.4

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the WTA 2017 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldElena VesninaVenus Williams
Country RUS USA
Birth dateAug 1, 1986Jun 17, 1980
Age3036
Height176 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1513
Ranking points (entering)2,3403,280
Elo (entering)1,7961,883
Current career W-L265–262782–299
Current career earnings$13,058,021$43,351,940
Pre-match H2H
Elena Vesnina #15 3 – 2 Venus Williams #13

Path

Elena Vesnina's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Angelique Kerber #26-3 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2017R16
Timea Babos #286-4 1-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2017R32
Shelby Rogers #596-4 7-5WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2017R64

Elena Vesnina's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kristina Mladenovic #266-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 18, 2017SF

Venus Williams's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Shuai Peng #493-6 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch dataMar 15, 2017R16
Lucie Safarova #406-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 13, 2017R32
Jelena Jankovic #511-6 7-6(5) 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 11, 2017R64