Wimbledon 2017 Women's quarterfinal preview: Venus, Kuznetsova and new WTA champions look to win

Muguruza significantly lead’s the pair’s head-to-head record, but Kuznetsova has more experience

Venus Williams vs Jelena Ostapenko

Venus Williams has won Wimbledon 5 times; Jelena Ostapenko just won her first French Open

This one is truly the match of tennis’ old guard vs its newcomers. Jelena Ostapenko has been perhaps the revelation of the 2017 season, and defeated French Open veteran Simona Halep for the title this year. Only recently 20-years-old, Latvian Ostapenko had never won a single title on the women’s tour – until the French Open.

Ostapenko has done well on grass too, and in 2016 defeated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the second round of the Aegon Classic. She has done well at Wimbledon this year, upsetting 4^th seed Elina Svitolina en route to the quarter-finals.

She will now take on 10^th seed and five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in the quarter-finals. The most experienced – and decorated of any player in the women’s draw, Williams is considered among the greatest of all-time and last year returned to form in spectacular fashion.

Despite off-court issues, Venus has managed to maintain her game at top level, dropping only a single set en-route to the quarter-finals. Perhaps her biggest test so far will now be against Ostapenko, but Williams’ experience should see her through.

Prediction: Venus Williams to win in three sets

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