WTAHardGuangzhou · 1/16-finals2026-10-27 03:00

Lilli Tagger v Venus Williams

The market

L. TaggerFAV1.0592%

V. Williams11.668%

Market says92% Tagger

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

L. TaggerLWWLL

V. WilliamsLLLLL

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

First career meetingNo previous matches between these two on record.

This season & this event

L. Tagger

V. Williams

32-21

23-13

Did not play

2026 record

2026 on hard

Here in 2025

Here in 2024

0-12

0-11

Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

Lilli Tagger

Austria

Venus Williams

USA

Austria

30–18

24–9

6–7

0–2

Ranking

Age

Country

2026 W/L

Titles

Hard

Clay

Grass

582

USA

0–1

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Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

L. Tagger — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Their price	Market	Result
2026-10-23	Osaka	Hard	A. Li	2.10	54%	LOST
Games in each set4-6 6-3 6-7 TaggerLiPoints won49%51%Serve points won69%74%Return points won26%31%Games held15 of 1614 of 15Break points saved3 of 41 of 2Aces98Double faults54
2026-10-21	Osaka	Hard	T. Valentova	1.83	53%	WON
Games in each set7-5 6-3 TaggerValentovaPoints won57%43%Serve points won72%55%Return points won45%28%Games held10 of 117 of 10Break points saved1 of 24 of 7Aces51Double faults38
2026-10-19	Osaka	Hard	L. Samsonova	2.23	57%	WON
Games in each set6-3 6-3 TaggerSamsonovaPoints won59%41%Serve points won76%60%Return points won40%24%Games held9 of 96 of 9Break points saved0 of 00 of 3Aces75Double faults22
2026-10-12	Wuhan	Hard	N. Bartunkova	3.05	68%	LOST
Games in each set6-7 6-2 1-6 TaggerBartunkovaPoints won49%51%Serve points won59%58%Return points won42%41%Games held10 of 1311 of 14Break points saved1 of 412 of 15Aces56Double faults313
2026-09-30	Beijing	Hard	G. Ruse	1.81	52%	LOST
Games in each set4-6 2-6 TaggerRusePoints won42%58%Serve points won47%63%Return points won37%53%Games held4 of 97 of 9Break points saved4 of 93 of 5Aces21Double faults11
2026-09-02	US Open	Hard	A. Anisimova	4.90	80%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 6-3 1-6 TaggerAnisimovaPoints won45%55%Serve points won53%63%Return points won37%47%Games held7 of 1210 of 13Break points saved7 of 123 of 6Aces77Double faults54
2026-08-31	US Open	Hard	T. Korpatsch	1.26	77%	WON
Games in each set6-0 7-6 TaggerKorpatschPoints won56%44%Serve points won60%48%Return points won52%40%Games held7 of 94 of 9Break points saved2 of 47 of 12Aces31Double faults33
2026-08-24	Monterrey	Hard	Y. Starodubtseva	1.48	66%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 4-6 TaggerStarodubtsevaPoints won46%54%Serve points won52%64%Return points won36%48%Games held5 of 107 of 9Break points saved5 of 100 of 2Aces01Double faults50
2026-08-14	Cincinnati	Hard	T. Gibson	1.60	61%	LOST
Games in each set6-4 1-6 5-7 TaggerGibsonPoints won48%52%Serve points won57%59%Return points won41%43%Games held8 of 1411 of 15Break points saved7 of 136 of 10Aces118Double faults67
2026-08-13	Cincinnati	Hard	R. Montgomery	1.61	60%	WON
Games in each set6-3 6-1 TaggerMontgomeryPoints won58%42%Serve points won61%45%Return points won55%39%Games held6 of 82 of 8Break points saved2 of 47 of 13Aces43Double faults11

V. Williams — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

Date	Event	Surface	Opponent	Their price	Market	Result
2026-08-31	US Open	Hard	S. Kenin	6.53	85%	LOST
Games in each set2-6 6-7 WilliamsKeninPoints won47%53%Serve points won53%59%Return points won41%47%Games held6 of 108 of 10Break points saved5 of 95 of 7Aces01Double faults64
2026-08-14	Cincinnati	Hard	E. Arango	3.38	71%	LOST
Games in each set2-6 2-6 WilliamsArangoPoints won39%61%Serve points won48%69%Return points won31%52%Games held4 of 88 of 8Break points saved1 of 51 of 1Aces12Double faults21
2026-08-02	Toronto	Hard	K. Rakhimova	4.59	79%	LOST
Games in each set4-6 1-6 WilliamsRakhimovaPoints won45%55%Serve points won50%60%Return points won40%50%Games held4 of 97 of 8Break points saved1 of 63 of 4Aces21Double faults65
2026-07-29	Washington	Hard	A. Potapova	6.27	85%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 3-6 WilliamsPotapovaPoints won41%59%Serve points won55%80%Return points won20%45%Games held6 of 99 of 9Break points saved5 of 80 of 0Aces12Double faults23
2026-06-22	Bad Homburg	Grass	I. Begu	4.18	77%	LOST
Games in each set2-6 6-4 6-7 WilliamsBeguPoints won50%50%Serve points won58%60%Return points won40%42%Games held11 of 1512 of 15Break points saved12 of 167 of 10Aces73Double faults115
2026-04-21	Madrid	Hard	K. Quevedo	4.66	79%	LOST
Games in each set2-6 4-6 WilliamsQuevedoPoints won43%57%Serve points won48%62%Return points won38%52%Games held4 of 97 of 9Break points saved6 of 112 of 4Aces01Double faults33
2026-03-19	Miami	Hard	F. Jones	2.75	65%	LOST
Games in each set5-7 5-7 WilliamsJonesPoints won46%54%Serve points won53%60%Return points won40%47%Games held7 of 129 of 12Aces32Double faults75
2026-03-05	WTA Indian Wells	Hard	D. Parry	4.14	77%	LOST
Games in each set3-6 7-6 1-6 WilliamsParryPoints won45%55%Serve points won62%69%Return points won31%38%Games held9 of 1314 of 15Break points saved2 of 63 of 4Aces410Double faults62
2026-02-24	WTA Austin	Hard	A. Tomljanovic	3.88	75%	LOST
Games in each set4-6 1-6 WilliamsTomljanovicPoints won42%58%Serve points won46%61%Return points won39%54%Games held3 of 87 of 9Break points saved9 of 146 of 8Aces20Double faults35
2026-01-18	WTA Australian Open	Hard	O. Danilovic	6.37	85%	LOST
Games in each set7-6 3-6 4-6 WilliamsDanilovicPoints won47%53%Serve points won58%65%Return points won35%42%Games held10 of 1513 of 16Break points saved3 of 81 of 4Aces95Double faults51

Common questions

Who is favourite, Lilli Tagger or Venus Williams?

Lilli Tagger is favourite at 1.05, which is a 92% chance once the bookmaker's margin is removed.

What are the odds for Lilli Tagger vs Venus Williams?

Lilli Tagger is 1.05 and Venus Williams is 11.66, the prices we recorded for the Guangzhou match.

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