Venus Williams v Jelena Ostapenko - 2017 record
Here's a look at the form and previous records of American Venus Williams and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia ahead of their quarter-final match on Centre Court at Wimbledon on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding):
10-Venus Williams (U.S.)
The American's first Wimbledon appearance in 1997 coincided with the year in which her quarter-final opponent was born, and the veteran will be counting on the experience she has accumulated over the years to see off the young pretender.
Williams is the oldest player since then 37-year-old Martina Navratilova in 1994 to reach the quarter-finals, but her groundstrokes have lost none of their formidable power, as she proved while despatching Ana Konjuh in straight sets on Monday.
13-Jelena Ostapenko (Latvia)
The Latvian was only three when Williams won Wimbledon for the first time and despite the gulf in their ages, the freshly minted French Open champion is unlikely to be fazed by her first outing on the most famous grass court in the world.
The 20-year-old's all-or-nothing style of play has already lit up the tournament but she must not allow Venus to throw her off her stride and disrupt her rhythm.
Venus Williams v Jelena Ostapenko - head to head
10-Williams, 13-Ostapenko
Head-to-head: 0, 0
WTA world ranking: 11, 13
Age: 37, 20
Height: 1.85 metres, 1.77 metres
Plays: Right-handed, Right-handed
2017 win-loss record: 24-7, 34-12
2017 WTA singles titles: 0, 1
Venus Williams v Jelena Ostapenko - 2017 record
A look at the 2017 records of American Venus Williams and Latvian Jelena Ostapenko ahead of their quarter-final match at Wimbledon on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding):
10-VENUS WILLIAMS (record at WTA events and grand slams in 2017)
Wimbledon: beat Ana Konjuh (Croatia) 6-3 6-2 in the fourth round
French Open: lost to Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) 5-7 6-2 6-1 in the fourth round
Rome: lost to Garbine Muguruza (Spain) 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the quarter-finals
Charleston: lost to Laura Siegemund (Germany) 6-4 6-7(3) 7-5 in the second round
Miami: lost to Johanna Konta (Britain) 6-4 7-5 in the semi-finals
Indian Wells: lost to Elena Vesnina (Russia) 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the quarter-finals
St. Petersburg: lost to Kristina Mladenovic (France) 6-3 6-1 in the second round
Australian Open: lost to Serena Williams (U.S.) 6-4 6-4 in the final
Auckland: handed walkover to Naomi Osaka (Japan) in the second round
13-JELENA OSTAPENKO (record at WTA events and grand slams in 2017)
Wimbledon: beat Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) 6-3 7-6(6) in the fourth round
Eastbourne: lost to Johanna Konta (Britain) in the third round 7-5 3-6 6-4
French Open: beat Simona Halep (Romania) 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the final
Rome: lost to Garbine Muguruza (Spain) in the second round 2-6 6-2 6-1
Prague: semi-final loss to Kristyna Pliskova (Czech Republic) 6-4 6-2
Stuttgart: lost to Coco Vandeweghe (U.S.) in the first round 7-6(3) 7-6(3)
Charleston: lost to Daria Kasatkina (Russia) in the final 6-3 6-1
Miami: lost to Madison Brengle (U.S.) in the first round 6-3 3-6 6-2
Indian Wells: second-round loss to Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 6-4 3-6 6-3
Acapulco: lost to Lesia Tsurenko (Ukraine) in the quarter-finals 6-3 7-6(5)
Dubai: first-round loss to Wang Qiang (China) 7-6(1) 6-2
St. Petersburg: lost to Donna Vekic (Croatia) in the first round 6-0 6-4
Australian Open: lost to Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) in the third round 4-6 6-0 10-8
Auckland: lost to Lauren Davis (U.S.) in the semi-finals 4-6 6-4 4-1 Retired (Compiled by Simon Jennings in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
