Venus Williams vs Johanna Konta — Wimbledon Semi-final

Wimbledon · WTA · Semi-final
Venus Williams
USA10
Venus Williams
1654ELO
1576Grass ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 July 2017
grass
GBR6
Johanna Konta
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
Williams V.
6-4 6-2
Konta J.
Williams V.
662
Konta J.
420

Venus Williams defeated Johanna Konta 6-4 6-2 in the Wimbledon semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Konta came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 64. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-13RomeR16clayJohanna Konta6-2 6-4
2018-03-19MiamiR16hardVenus Williams5-7 6-1 6-2
2017-05-15RomeR16clayVenus Williams6-1 3-6 6-1
2017-03-20MiamiSFhardJohanna Konta6-4 7-5
2016-07-18StanfordFhardJohanna Konta7-5 5-7 6-2
2016-01-18Australian OpenR128hardJohanna Konta6-4 6-2
2015-09-28WuhanQFhardVenus Williams6-4 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Williams V.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Konta J.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Williams V.

Serve advantage — Konta J.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Williams V.Konta J.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
56%
62%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (159 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Williams V.Konta J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
90
Break points won·Clear edge
83
67
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
48

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Muguruza G.[14]
Williams V.[10]
7-56-0
Semi-finals
Muguruza G.[14]
Rybarikova M.
6-16-1
Williams V.[10]
Konta J.[6]
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Muguruza G.[14]
Kuznetsova S.[7]
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Vandeweghe C.[24]
6-36-3
Williams V.[10]
Ostapenko J.[13]
6-37-5
Konta J.[6]
Halep S.[2]
6-727-656-4
R16
Ostapenko J.[13]
Svitolina E.[8]
6-37-66
Muguruza G.[14]
Kerber A.[1]
4-66-46-4
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Radwanska A.[9]
6-26-4
Rybarikova M.
Martic P.
6-42-66-3
Vandeweghe C.[24]
Wozniacki C.[5]
7-646-4
Williams V.[10]
Konjuh A.[27]
6-36-2
Konta J.[6]
Garcia C.[21]
7-634-66-4
Halep S.[2]
Azarenka V.
7-636-2
R32
Azarenka V.
Watson H.
3-66-16-4
Svitolina E.[8]
Witthoeft C.
6-17-5
Kerber A.[1]
Rogers S.
4-67-626-4
Muguruza G.[14]
Cirstea S.[17]
6-26-2
Radwanska A.[9]
Bacsinszky T.[19]
3-66-46-1
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Hercog P.
6-46-0
Rybarikova M.
Tsurenko L.
6-26-1
Martic P.
Diyas Z.
7-666-1
Vandeweghe C.[24]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.[5]
Kontaveit A.
3-67-636-2
Konjuh A.[27]
Cibulkova D.[8]
7-633-66-4
Williams V.[10]
Osaka N.[14]
7-636-4
Ostapenko J.[13]
Giorgi C.
7-57-5
Konta J.[6]
Sakkari M.
6-46-1
Garcia C.[21]
Brengle M.
6-46-3
Halep S.[2]
Peng S.
6-47-67
R64
Watson H.
Sevastova A.[18]
6-06-4
Giorgi C.
Keys M.[26]
6-46-7106-1
Svitolina E.[8]
Schiavone F.
6-36-0
Konta J.[6]
Vekic D.[31]
7-644-610-8
Osaka N.[14]
Strycova B.[22]
6-10-66-4
Witthoeft C.
Sabalenka A.[1]
7-653-66-3
Kerber A.[1]
Flipkens K.
7-57-5
Rogers S.
Safarova L.[32]
6-746-46-3
Muguruza G.[14]
Wickmayer Y.
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[9]
Mchale C.
5-77-676-3
Bacsinszky T.[19]
Kucova K.
6-16-0
Hercog P.
Lepchenko V.
6-726-26-2
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Makarova K.
6-07-5
Rybarikova M.
Pliskova K.[3]
3-67-56-2
Tsurenko L.
Golubic V.
6-12-66-3
Martic P.
Allertova D.
6-16-4
Diyas Z.
Rodionova A.
6-47-64
Riske Amritraj A.
Mladenovic K.[12]
2-66-46-4
Vandeweghe C.[24]
Maria T.
6-46-2
Kontaveit A.
Kasatkina D.[29]
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[5]
Pironkova T.
6-36-4
Cibulkova D.[8]
Brady J.
6-46-4
Konjuh A.[27]
Begu I.
7-632-66-3
Williams V.[10]
Wang Q.
4-66-46-1
Ostapenko J.[13]
Abanda F.
4-67-646-3
Sakkari M.
Pliskova K.
6-766-46-4
Garcia C.[21]
Bogdan A.
6-46-3
Brengle M.
Kvitova P.[11]
6-31-66-2
Azarenka V.
Vesnina E.[15]
6-36-3
Peng S.
Suarez Navarro C.[25]
6-26-2
Halep S.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
7-56-3
Cirstea S.[17]
Mattek Sands B.
4-67-64
R128
Watson H.
Zanevska M.
6-17-65
Ostapenko J.[13]
Sasnovich A.[15]
6-01-66-3
Cirstea S.[17]
Bertens K.[23]
7-647-5
Muguruza G.[14]
Alexandrova E.[18]
6-26-4
Kucova K.
Andreescu B.
6-46-3
Svitolina E.[8]
Barty A.
7-57-68
Vekic D.[31]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-766-46-1
Sakkari M.
Siniakova K.[32]
6-36-4
Williams V.[10]
Mertens E.[25]
7-676-4
Keys M.[26]
Hibino N.
6-46-2
Kerber A.[1]
Falconi I.
6-46-4
Flipkens K.
Doi M.
6-46-3
Rogers S.
Boserup J.
6-34-66-3
Safarova L.[32]
Dodin O.
6-26-2
Mattek Sands B.
Linette M.
1-66-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Bondarenko K.
6-27-5
Radwanska A.[9]
Jankovic J.
7-636-0
Mchale C.
Boulter K.
3-67-56-3
Bacsinszky T.[19]
Puig M.
6-13-66-0
Lepchenko V.
Davis L.[28]
6-47-5
Hercog P.
Beck A.
6-26-1
Makarova K.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-1
Kuznetsova S.[7]
Jabeur O.
6-36-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Rodina E.
6-16-4
Rybarikova M.
Niculescu M.
6-46-1
Tsurenko L.
Goerges J.
6-757-686-4
Golubic V.
Zhang S.[30]
6-36-726-1
Martic P.
Saville D.[20]
6-42-610-8
Allertova D.
Ozaki R.
7-652-66-3
Diyas Z.
Han X.
6-36-4
Rodionova A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
3-67-669-7
Mladenovic K.[12]
Parmentier P.
6-16-3
Riske Amritraj A.
Stephens S.
6-27-5
Vandeweghe C.[24]
Barthel M.
7-56-2
Kasatkina D.[29]
Zheng S.
6-26-4
Kontaveit A.
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-4
Pironkova T.
Errani S.
6-16-4
Wozniacki C.[5]
Babos T.
6-44-66-1
Cibulkova D.[8]
Petkovic A.
6-33-69-7
Brady J.
Kovinic D.
6-36-1
Begu I.
Broady N.
6-46-2
Konjuh A.[27]
Lisicki S.
6-16-4
Strycova B.[22]
Cepede Royg V.
6-36-3
Osaka N.[14]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-37-63
Wang Q.
Chang K.
6-36-4
Abanda F.
Nara K.
6-26-4
Giorgi C.
Cornet A.
5-76-46-4
Witthoeft C.
Lucic M.[26]
6-35-78-6
Sabalenka A.[1]
Khromacheva I.
6-36-4
Schiavone F.
Minella M.
6-16-1
Konta J.[6]
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Pliskova K.
Vinci R.[31]
7-666-2
Garcia C.[21]
Cepelova J.
6-16-1
Bogdan A.
Duan Y.
6-46-2
Brengle M.
Hogenkamp R.
6-36-3
Kvitova P.[11]
Larsson J.
6-36-4
Vesnina E.[15]
Blinkova A.
6-45-76-2
Azarenka V.
Bellis C.
3-66-26-1
Sevastova A.[18]
Putintseva Y.
6-17-63
Suarez Navarro C.[25]
Bouchard E.
1-66-16-1
Peng S.
Vondrousova M.
6-756-06-4
Haddad Maia B.
Robson L.
6-46-2
Halep S.[2]
Erakovic M.
6-46-1
Maria T.
Potapova A.[27]
6-32-2