Yarra Valley ClassichardR32Tuesday, February 2, 2021
No-vig market probability
Kvitova 78%22% Williams
1.25Recorded odds4.33
FINAL RESULT
Match score
Petra KvitovaVSVenus Williams
7Set 16
7Set 25
Petra Kvitova won the match
CAREER COMPARISON
Player records
Petra KvitovaVenus Williams
64%
Career Win %
53%
61%
Win % on Hard
51%
75%
Holds Serve
68%
33%
Breaks Serve
34%
63%
1st Serve In
61%
68%
1st Serve Won
66%
43%
Return Pts Won
44%
4.5
Aces / match
3.6
52%
Tiebreak %
38%
52%
Deciding-set %
43%
1638
Rating
1428
SERVICE PLACEMENT
Serve targets from this match
Petra Kvitova82 serves
Where they place their serve
Venus Williams92 serves
Where they place their serve
16%Wide
6%Body
28%T
26%T
4%Body
21%Wide
13%Wide
15%Body
24%T
30%T
7%Body
11%Wide
DeuceAdDeuceAd
Top targetDeuce · T28%
Top targetAd · T30%
MATCH STORY
PhantomStat recap
Petra Kvitova defeated Venus Williams 7–6, 7–5 in the first round of the Yarra Valley Classic, a WTA 250 event on hard court in Melbourne on 2 February 2021. As the clear pre-match favourite at 1.25 odds, Kvitova delivered as expected against Williams, who entered at 4.33. The Czech player secured both sets in competitive fashion, taking the opening set to a tie-break before closing out the second with a break of serve. The result underscored Kvitova's early-season sharpness on the Australian hard courts ahead of the Australian Open fortnight.
