‘More Stats I Never Knew About’ – Venus Williams Shares a Fascinating Record Involving Herself and Serena

Venus Williams is one of the most prolific performers in women’s tennis. The 41 years old has dominated the tennis world, along with her sister and fellow American player, Serena Williams, for over two decades now. In her illustrious career, Venus has broken and created many records.

However, over her long career, the former world number 1 has created some records of which she herself was unaware. Recently, Venus shared a similar post on her Instagram story, which shows a record to her name. Although she was unaware of the record.

Venus Williams Shares a Record She Was Unaware Of

The official Instagram page of the US Open recently posted a stat about most career victories over seeded players in the first three rounds of Grand Slam events. None other than the legendary Williams sisters tops the list. With Serena leading the chart, having 29 wins, Venus follows her at number 2 with 22 Victories.

However, the 41-year-old was unaware of the record and shared the post on her Instagram story, with the caption: “More stats I never knew about.” Notably, Venus and Serena have impeccable records in the Grand Slam events. While Serena has 23 Grand Slam titles to her name, Venus has won 7 major titles.

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However, the post that Venus shared was actually posted after Kaia Kanepi won her first-round match against Garbine Muguruza. The Estonian is now ranked 4rth in this record with 19 victories.

The Rivalry of Williams Sisters

Over the years, the two sisters have achieved some astounding records and in the process, they also faced each other quite a few times. Notably, whenever they have played against each other, the competition is at its peak. As they know each other’s game really well, it brings out their best performance whenever they face each other on the court.

If we have a look at their head-to-head records in singles, Serena has been more successful than her elder sister. Venus and Serena have faced each other 31 times, out of which Serena won 19 matches. While Venus managed to win in 12 games.

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However, the margin of difference is really close, and whenever they compete against each other, it’s a treat to watch for the tennis fans.