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
Aces63
Double faults87
First serve %55.0%66.0%
First serve points won %63.0%62.0%
Second serve points won %53.0%39.0%
Break points saved %77.0%67.0%
Break points converted %33.0%23.0%
Service points won %59.0%55.0%
Return points won %45.0%41.0%
Total points won %52.0%48.0%

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-L263–261782–299
Current career earnings$13,058,021$43,194,440
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