Venus Williams vs Arantxa Sanchez Vicario — US Open Quarter-final
US Open · WTA · Quarter-final
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 1998 ·
hard
Williams V.2-6 6-1 6-1
Sanchez Vicario A.
Williams V.
2662
Sanchez Vicario A.
6111
Venus Williams defeated Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 2-6 6-1 6-1 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 5–2, defending last year's final. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 6–2.
Key context
- Match story: Venus Williams dropped the opening set before beating Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 2–6 6–1 6–1.
Head to head
5–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-04-30 | Hamburg | QF | clay | Venus Williams | 3-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 2000-09-19 | Olympics | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 3-6 6-2 6-4 |
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | QF | clay | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-0 1-6 6-2 |
| 1999-04-26 | Hamburg | SF | clay | Venus Williams | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1998-09-28 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1998-05-04 | Rome | SF | clay | Venus Williams | 6-3 2-6 7-5 |
| 1998-01-11 | Sydney | F | hard | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario | 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
61%
—
1st serve points won·
65%
—
2nd serve points won·
43%
—
Service points won·
56%
—
Return points won·
44%
—
Break points saved·
57%
—
Aces / match·
3.0
—
Double faults / match·
4.8
—
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
95
—
Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast