ROME STATS. Azarenka ousts Williams in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Azarenka bests Williams to play Sofia Kenin in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Victoria Azarenka vs. Venus Williams

In a battle of former world no.1 Victoria Azarenka conquers Venus Williams 7-67 6-2 in the 1st round in Rome on Wednesday. Azarenka will face off with Sofia Kenin in the 2nd round.

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Azarenka started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Williams in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, there was more to do for the Belarussian to win the set as Venus succeeded in breaking back in the 5th (2-3), in the 9th (4-5) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Azarenka kept her cool before winning the set at the breaker at 7.

Victoria failed to serve out the set when leading 5-3 to be broken at 30.

Tiebreak

Azarenka won 4 minibreaks in the 6th (4-2), 7th (5-2), 15th (8-7) and 16th (9-7) point. On the other side, the American won 2 minibreaks in the 8th (3-5) and 9th (4-5) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 8-7, 9-c

Victoria converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 8th (4-3 0-40), the 10th (5-4 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 15-40 and 30-40). Victoria saved 1 set point when she was trailing 5-6. In addition on the other side, Williams converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had her opportunities in the 5th (1-3 30-40 and 40-A), the 8th (3-5 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 94 points. The Belarussian was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Venus (50-44). Azarenka dropped 18 points on serve (26-18). on the other side of the court, Venus conceded 24 points on serve (26-24).

Azarenka was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Williams in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more work to do for Victoria to win the set because Venus found the way to break back in the 6th (2-4) game. Victoria kept her focus to break the American in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Victoria converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 4th (3-1 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, the American converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 6th game (1-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 67 points. Azarenka was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Williams (38-29). Azarenka dropped 9 points on serve (14-9). In addition, on the other side, Williams conceded 24 points on serve (20-24).

Victoria will add to her prize money € 4,745 after conquering this match. She has won already € 13,745 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Belarussian will add € 5,610 to her earnings to get in total € 19,355 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Azarenka
Williams
Victoria Azarenka
7-67 6-2
Venus Williams
88
88
Total points
73
73
32
32
Winners
35
35
36%
36%
Ratio Winners
48%
48%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
2
2
5
5
Double Faults
5
5
63%
63%
1st in
59%
59%
74%
74%
1st won
64%
64%
32/43
32/43
1st won
35/55
35/55
36%
36%
2nd won
29%
29%
9/25
9/25
2nd won
11/38
11/38
-- Break Points --
6/14
6/14
Total
4/7
4/7
43%
43%
Won
57%
57%
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At the end of the match, Azarenka scored 88 points vs. Williams’s 73.

Azarenka won this match even if she was struggling when converting her break points since she converted only 43% (6/14) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Venus was effective when converting 57% of the break points that she conquered points (4/7). However, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this match, the head to head between Azarenka and Williams is 3-6 for Venus.

Highlights Victoria Azarenka vs. Venus Williams Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Azarenka’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Victoria Azarenka vs. Sofia Kenin – stats

Azarenka will come up against Kenin in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Victoria Azarenka and Sofia Kenin square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kenin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Kenin won 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the quarter in Acapulco back in 2019.

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