Remarkable Williams makes light work of Rus in the 1st round – MELBOURNE RESULTS

YARRA VALLEY CLASSIC - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Williams clobbers Rus to take on Petra Kvitova in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Venus Williams vs. Arantxa Rus

Venus Williams breezes past Arantxa Rus 6-1 6-3 in the 1st round in Melbourne on Sunday after playing a remarkable match to fight against Petra Kvitova in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 05 minutes.

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Williams had a strong start of this set after breaking Rus in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Williams reinforced her lead after breaking Arantxa in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

A defining moment of this set was when Venus won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

Venus converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 3rd game (3-0 15-40). On the other side, Rus was unable to convert any of her 6 break points. She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A and 40-A), the 5th (0-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (1-5 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 53 points. Williams conquered the set after winning 13 points more than Arantxa (33-20). Williams lost 13 points on serve (23-13). on the other side of the net, Arantxa conceded 10 points on serve (7-10).

Venus won the set after she broke Arantxa in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

Williams converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-1 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 49 points. Venus conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Arantxa (29-20). Williams was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (16-2). on the other side of the court, Arantxa conceded 13 points on serve (18-13).

Williams added to her prize money $ 1,250 after conquering this match. She has won already $ 4,250 after this win. If she wins the next match, Williams will add $ 1,250 to her earnings to get in total $ 5,500 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Williams
Rus
Venus Williams
6-1 6-3
1h:05
Arantxa Rus
63
63
Total points
41
41
28
28
Winners
21
21
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
51%
51%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
2
2
3
3
Double Faults
3
3
61%
61%
1st in
77%
77%
82%
82%
1st won
57%
57%
28/34
28/34
1st won
21/37
21/37
55%
55%
2nd won
36%
36%
12/22
12/22
2nd won
4/11
4/11
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
0/7
0/7
57%
57%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Venus scored 63 points vs. Rus’s 41.

Williams served exceptionally well to win 82% of the points (28/34) behind her first serve, and she won 55% points (12/22) on her second serve. The American was well focused in converting 57% of the break points that she procured (4/7). On the other side, Arantxa wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/7). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Williams and Rus is 2-0 for Venus.

Draw and next match H2H: Venus Williams vs. Petra Kvitova – stats

Williams will face Kvitova in the 2nd round.

This will be the 8th time that Venus Williams and Petra Kvitova square off. The head to head is 4-3 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats), but Williams leads 3-2 on hard.

The last time that they fought against each other, Williams won 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells back in 2019.

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