Wednesday's Washington round of 32 pits Anastasia Potapova against Venus Williams on hard. Anastasia Potapova is 7-3 across recent matches. Venus Williams has dropped 10 straight and sits at 0-10 over the last ten.
This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.
Anastasia Potapova is clearly higher-rated on hard — our number puts Potapova around 55%. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Potapova is exactly that — a lean.
The numbers behind the pick
Serve
| Serve (last 52 weeks) | Anastasia Potapova | Venus Williams |
|---|
| 1st serve in | 56.3% | 59.5% |
| 1st serve points won | 63.8% | 65.4% |
| 2nd serve points won | 44.7% | 43.1% |
The rest of the numbers
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