Yanina Wickmayer vs Johanna Konta — Birmingham Round of 16
Yanina Wickmayer defeated Johanna Konta 6-3 6-3 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Konta came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Yanina Wickmayer narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yanina Wickmayer dropped just 6 games past Johanna Konta.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedWickmayer Y. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
4 shared · last 12 monthsWickmayer Y. and Konta J. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Wickmayer Y. went 2–2 (50%) against them, Konta J. 5–1 (83%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 0 better-results split).
2–250%Wickmayer Y. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents5–183%Konta J. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
4–5Sets10–5
38–39Games83–66
0–0Tiebreaks1–1
1–0Deciding sets3–0
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Azarenka V.#455L5-7 4-6US Open · hardL4-6 2-6Miami · hard
vs Niculescu M.W6-2 6-2Guangzhou · hardW6-2 6-2Miami · hard
vs Makarova K.W2-6 6-2 6-2Roland Garros · clayW4-6 6-4 8-6Australian Open · hard
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vs Muguruza G.Hard to compareL3-6 0-6Roland Garros · clayW7-6 6-7 6-2US Open · hard
Head-to-head
5 meetings · Konta J. leads 3–223
Grass: Wickmayer Y. leads 2–0 · Hard: Konta J. leads 3–0
- Wickmayer Y.June 2016BirminghamThis matchGrass6-3 6-3
- Wickmayer Y.June 2016BirminghamGrass6-3 6-3
- Konta J.March 2016MonterreyHard7-6(6) 7-6(4)
- Konta J.February 2016MonterreyHard7-6 7-6
- Konta J.August 2015Vancouver BC $100KHard6-4 6-3
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchWickmayer Y.Konta J.1 703ELO1 9291 636Grass ELO1 7042–8Last 107–326Age25182 cmHeight180 cmRightPlaysRight