Williams faces Hantuchova at the WTA Eastbourne event (AEGON International) on Thursday with the American holding a lop-sided advantage in head-to-heads.
Venus Williams and Daniela Hantuchova will meet in the quarterfinals of the 2011 AEGON International on Thursday with a spot in the tournament's semifinals on the line
(Williams 1/4, Hantuchova 5/2; bet365).
Williams enters the match as a clear favorite to win as she has defeated Hantuchova in all of their head to head matches over the years. With that, it's not as though they have only met three or four times as the pair have faced one another ten times in official matches and Williams is a flawless 10-0.
The head-to-head stats do not get much prettier for Hantuchova when sets played are looked at as Williams is 20-2 against the Slovak in that category and 4-0 in sets played on grass.
Those trends clearly imply a Williams' victory with Hantuchova's chances redeemed by the fact that she has been playing well lately and perhaps Williams is not playing her best right now as her return from injury is still recent.
In fact, if Hantuchova were ever to beat Williams then it would be under conditions such as the ones that are present now and tomorrow's match could be a competitive affair.
CENTRE COURT start 11:30 am (UK Times)
Venus Williams (USA) vs Daniela Hantuchova (SVK) - WTA
