Donna Vekic vs Johanna Konta — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 16
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 September 2018
hard
GBR
Johanna Konta
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
Vekic D.
6-3 7-5
Konta J.
Vekic D.
672
Konta J.
350

Donna Vekic defeated Johanna Konta 6-3 7-5 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Konta came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 16. Donna Vekic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR16clayJohanna Konta6-2 6-4
2019-02-25AcapulcoQFhardDonna Vekic6-3 7-5
2018-06-11NottinghamSFgrassJohanna Konta6-2 6-3
2017-07-03WimbledonR64grassJohanna Konta7-6(4) 4-6 10-8
2017-06-12NottinghamFgrassDonna Vekic2-6 7-6(3) 7-5
2016-08-15CincinnatiR32hardJohanna Konta6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Konta J.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Even serve battle

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

Serve & return on hard

Vekic D.Konta J.
6
Serve
—
36
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Konta J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 144). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Konta J.
Clutch Rating·Even
67
66
Break points saved·Even
86
90
Break points won·Clear edge
91
67
Deciding sets·Slight edge
77
84
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
33
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Konta J.
Freshness·
97
—

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°CDrizzle
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Pliskova K.[4]
Osaka N.[3]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Pliskova K.[4]
Vekic D.
6-24-66-3
Osaka N.[3]
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Vekic D.
Garcia C.[2]
6-36-4
Pliskova K.[4]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-16-757-64
Osaka N.[3]
Strycova B.[8]
6-36-4
Giorgi C.
Azarenka V.
5-3
R16
Vekic D.
Konta J.
6-37-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Muguruza G.[6]
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Barty A.[7]
6-46-2
Giorgi C.
Wozniacki C.[1]
6-22-66-4
Pliskova K.[4]
Saville D.
4-66-46-4
Osaka N.[3]
Cibulkova D.
6-26-1
Strycova B.[8]
Kontaveit A.
7-653-67-5
Garcia C.[2]
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-42-67-5
R32
Saville D.
Pliskova K.
7-623-67-68
Azarenka V.
Nara K.
6-47-5
Konta J.
Dabrowski G.
6-26-0
Barty A.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
4-66-37-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Sasnovich A.
6-36-4
Vekic D.
Stephens S.[5]
6-46-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Bouchard E.
6-46-4
Muguruza G.[6]
Bencic B.
6-26-4
Strycova B.[8]
Diyas Z.
6-46-4
Kontaveit A.
Mladenovic K.
6-37-65
Cibulkova D.
Hibino N.
6-15-76-3
Giorgi C.
Doi M.
6-26-1