Lindsay Davenport vs Venus Williams — Australian Open Quarter-final

Australian Open · WTA · Quarter-final
USA
Lindsay Davenport
50 yrs · 189 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 1998
hard
Venus Williams
USA
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Davenport L.
1-6 7-5 6-3
Williams V.
Davenport L.
1762
Williams V.
6531

Lindsay Davenport defeated Venus Williams 1-6 7-5 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 12–8. Lindsay Davenport narrowed the head-to-head to 12–9.

Key context

Head to head

8–12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-06-20WimbledonFgrassVenus Williams4-6 7-6(4) 9-7
2005-04-04Amelia IslandQFclayLindsay Davenport1-6 6-3 6-4
2004-08-30US OpenR16hardLindsay Davenport7-5 6-4
2004-07-19Los AngelesSFhardLindsay Davenport7-5 2-0 RET
2004-07-12StanfordFhardLindsay Davenport7-6(4) 5-7 7-6(4)
2003-06-23WimbledonQFgrassVenus Williams6-2 2-6 6-1
2002-08-19New HavenFhardVenus Williams7-5 6-0
2002-07-29San DiegoSFhardVenus Williams6-2 6-1
2001-08-19New HavenFhardVenus Williams7-6(6) 6-4
2001-07-30San DiegoSFhardVenus Williams6-2 7-5
2001-06-25WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams6-2 6-7(1) 6-1
2000-10-14LinzFhardLindsay Davenport6-4 3-6 6-2
2000-08-22US OpenFhardVenus Williams6-4 7-5
2000-07-24StanfordFhardVenus Williams6-1 6-4
2000-06-26WimbledonFgrassVenus Williams6-3 7-6
1999-11-08PhiladelphiaSFcarpetLindsay Davenport6-1 6-2
1999-08-23New HavenFhardVenus Williams6-2 7-5
1999-08-02San DiegoSFhardVenus Williams6-4 7-5
1999-07-26StanfordFhardLindsay Davenport7-6 6-2
1999-01-18Australian OpenQFhardLindsay Davenport6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Davenport L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Williams V.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Davenport L.

Serve advantage — Davenport L.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Davenport L.Williams V.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
48%
44%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.9
4.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Davenport L.Williams V.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
72
83
Break points won·Clear edge
70
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
30
Tiebreaks·
—
86

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Davenport L.Williams V.
Freshness·
—
100

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 59%

Draw

Final
Hingis M.
Martinez C.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Martinez C.
Davenport L.
4-66-36-3
Hingis M.
Huber A.
6-12-66-1
Quarter-finals
Huber A.
Sanchez Vicario A.
7-677-5
Hingis M.
Pierce M.
6-26-3
Davenport L.
Williams V.
1-67-56-3
Martinez C.
Testud S.
6-36-2
R16
Sanchez Vicario A.
Sugiyama A.
6-26-4
Martinez C.
Schett B.
6-36-3
Hingis M.
Basuki Y.
6-06-0
Pierce M.
Nagyova H.
6-06-0
Huber A.
Coetzer A.
2-66-47-5
Davenport L.
Dragomir Ilie R.
6-06-0
Williams V.
Schnyder P.
6-46-1
Testud S.
Tanasugarn T.
3-66-16-2
R32
Dragomir Ilie R.
Labat F.
6-27-5
Schnyder P.
Raymond L.
2-66-38-6
Williams V.
Mauresmo A.
6-16-4
Tanasugarn T.
Majoli I.
6-06-2
Testud S.
Gersi A.
6-46-2
Davenport L.
Perfetti F.
6-26-2
Schett B.
Zvereva N.
6-36-1
Martinez C.
Sidot A.
3-66-06-3
Sanchez Vicario A.
Hiraki R.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Grzybowska M.
7-651-66-4
Huber A.
Kruger J.
6-746-36-2
Coetzer A.
Ellwood A.
6-36-1
Pierce M.
Barabanschikova O.
7-56-3
Nagyova H.
Likhovtseva E.
6-717-56-2
Basuki Y.
Monami D.
6-46-4
Hingis M.
Kournikova A.
6-44-66-4
R64
Schnyder P.
Wang S.
6-36-4
Raymond L.
Smith N.
6-23-67-5
Dragomir Ilie R.
Serna M.
7-652-66-3
Labat F.
Carlsson A.
6-45-76-4
Perfetti F.
Suarez P.
6-36-2
Zvereva N.
Grande R.
6-46-4
Likhovtseva E.
Yoshida Y.
6-44-66-1
Barabanschikova O.
Nejedly J.
6-26-4
Pierce M.
Torrens Valero C.
6-16-2
Coetzer A.
Savchenko L.
2-66-16-0
Ellwood A.
Ghirardi L.
4-66-46-1
Kruger J.
Jeyaseelan S.
6-36-2
Huber A.
Miller A.
6-46-0
Sugiyama A.
Saeki M.
6-747-56-1
Grzybowska M.
Vaidyanathan N.
6-26-1
Hiraki R.
Helgeson G.
7-657-5
Sanchez Vicario A.
Makarova E.
6-06-0
Martinez C.
Oremans M.
7-56-2
Sidot A.
Ruano Pascual V.
6-46-4
Schett B.
Panova T.
6-36-2
Nagyova H.
Schultz Mccarthy B.
6-16-4
Testud S.
Kandarr J.
6-766-06-1
Gersi A.
Husarova J.
6-27-5
Tanasugarn T.
Pampoulova E.
6-44-66-4
Majoli I.
Lucic M.
7-56-4
Williams V.
Williams S.
7-646-1
Mauresmo A.
Plischke S.
1-66-46-3
Davenport L.
Habsudova K.
2-66-09-7
Monami D.
Snyder T.
6-36-4
Basuki Y.
Boogert K.
5-76-46-3
Kournikova A.
Morariu C.
7-56-2
Hingis M.
Rittner B.
7-56-1
R128
Testud S.
Leon Garcia G.
6-36-2
Kruger J.
Gavaldon A.
6-02-0
Jeyaseelan S.
Park S.
6-726-17-5
Grzybowska M.
Cristea C.
6-36-2
Zvereva N.
Appelmans S.
2-66-26-3
Grande R.
Shaughnessy M.
6-46-3
Schett B.
Diaz Oliva M.
6-46-1
Panova T.
Lubiani F.
6-46-4
Sidot A.
Nemeckova L.
6-46-3
Vaidyanathan N.
Pizzichini G.
5-76-46-2
Helgeson G.
Krivencheva S.
6-37-67
Hiraki R.
Glass A.
6-26-2
Makarova E.
Golarsa L.
6-41-66-4
Sanchez Vicario A.
Lee J.
6-06-4
Martinez C.
Kloesel S.
6-26-2
Oremans M.
Kunce K.
7-56-2
Ruano Pascual V.
Kleinova S.
7-627-5
Labat F.
Guse K.
2-66-36-4
Suarez P.
Musgrave T.
6-37-5
Miller A.
Sukova H.
4-67-56-0
Huber A.
Pitkowski Malcor S.
5-76-06-0
Sugiyama A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
4-66-16-3
Saeki M.
Endo M.
6-46-3
Williams V.
Dechaume Balleret A.
6-36-0
Mauresmo A.
Farina Elia S.
7-647-5
Plischke S.
Gagliardi E.
7-56-1
Boogert K.
Bobkova R.
6-36-2
Snyder T.
Hy Boulais P.
7-656-4
Smith N.
Dopfer S.
6-26-1
Carlsson A.
Dominikovic E.
6-32-66-4
Raymond L.
Pratt N.
6-12-66-3
Schnyder P.
Dechy N.
6-16-2
Basuki Y.
Tu M.
6-746-36-1
Kournikova A.
Studenikova K.
6-26-1
Monami D.
Simpson R.
6-36-2
Schultz Mccarthy B.
Maruska M.
7-667-5
Nagyova H.
Grossman A.
6-36-1
Yoshida Y.
Mcgrath M.
6-16-3
Likhovtseva E.
Reid R.
6-26-1
Nejedly J.
Rubin C.
6-26-4
Barabanschikova O.
Chladkova D.
6-36-3
Torrens Valero C.
Lugina O.
6-46-4
Pierce M.
Li F.
6-06-0
Dragomir Ilie R.
Babel M.
6-26-1
Williams S.
Spirlea I.
6-756-36-1
Serna M.
Mcquillan R.
6-34-69-7
Davenport L.
Cocheteux A.
6-26-3
Habsudova K.
Reeves S.
6-36-4
Perfetti F.
Cacic S.
5-76-48-6
Morariu C.
Callens E.
6-41-66-3
Majoli I.
Sawamatsu N.
6-46-2
Rittner B.
Tatarkova E.
6-17-65
Hingis M.
Probst W.
6-16-2
Wang S.
Gorrochategui I.
6-14-66-4
Coetzer A.
Paulus B.
6-26-0
Lucic M.
Stubbs R.
7-56-1
Pampoulova E.
Watanabe J.
6-26-1
Tanasugarn T.
Vento Kabchi M.
6-16-3
Gersi A.
Maleeva M.
2-66-26-2
Savchenko L.
Barclay C.
6-37-63
Ellwood A.
Brandi K.
6-45-76-3
Ghirardi L.
Kijimuta N.
1-67-56-1
Husarova J.
Inoue H.
4-66-47-5
Kandarr J.
Drake Brockman S.
6-16-4