Venus Williams vs Johanna KontaMiami Round of 16

Miami · WTA · Round of 16
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 March 2018
hard
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Williams V.
5-7 6-1 6-2
Konta J.
Williams V.
5662
Konta J.
7121

Venus Williams defeated Johanna Konta 5-7 6-1 6-2 in the Miami round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Konta came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending the title. Venus Williams narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-13RomeR16clayJohanna Konta6-2 6-4
2017-07-03WimbledonSFgrassVenus Williams6-4 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.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Konta J.serving84% hold

wins 66% 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
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.8
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 144). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
54
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
90
Break points won·Clear edge
83
67
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
86
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

Williams V.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
28°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 63%

Draw