Venus Williams vs Barbara Rittner — Hanover Quarter-final

Hanover · WTA · Quarter-final
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
#615WTA
1654ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 February 1999 ·
carpet
GER
Barbara Rittner
53 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWLW
Williams V.
6-2 6-1
Rittner B.
Williams V.
662
Rittner B.
210

Venus Williams defeated Barbara Rittner 6-2 6-1 in the Hanover quarter-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Barbara Rittner came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Rittner B.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
65%
53%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
50%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
39%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
0.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Williams V.Rittner B.
Freshness·
95
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Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

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