Monica Seles vs Venus Williams — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Monica Seles
52 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2002 ·
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Seles M.
6-7 6-2 6-3
Williams V.
Seles M.
6662
Williams V.
7231

Monica Seles defeated Venus Williams 6-7 6-2 6-3 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 10–0, defending last year's semi-final, but Monica Seles had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on hard. Monica Seles claimed a first win over Venus Williams in 11 meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 10–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-11-06WTA Tour ChampionshipsQFcarpetVenus Williams7-5 6-4
2002-11-04WTA ChampionshipsQFhardVenus Williams7-5 6-4
2002-08-26US OpenQFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-3
2002-05-27Roland GarrosQFclayVenus Williams6-4 6-3
2001-07-30San DiegoFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-3
2000-09-19OlympicsSFhardVenus Williams6-1 4-6 6-3
2000-08-21New HavenFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-4
2000-07-31San DiegoFhardVenus Williams6-0 6-7 6-3
1999-08-23New HavenSFhardVenus Williams6-1 6-3
1998-07-27StanfordSFhardVenus Williams6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
Seles M.Williams V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
61%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
50%
65%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
26%
43%
Service points won·Clear edge
39%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Clear edge
40%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
12.0
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Seles M.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
96

Williams V.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw