Johanna Konta vs Venus Williams — Rome Round of 16
Rome · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2019
clay
Konta J.6-2 6-4
Williams V.
Konta J.
662
Williams V.
240
Johanna Konta defeated Venus Williams 6-2 6-4 in the Rome round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's round of 16. Johanna Konta narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Johanna Konta dropped just 6 games past Venus Williams.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-19 | Miami | R16 | hard | Venus Williams | 5-7 6-1 6-2 |
| 2017-07-03 | Wimbledon | SF | grass | Venus Williams | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2017-05-15 | Rome | R16 | clay | Venus Williams | 6-1 3-6 6-1 |
| 2017-03-20 | Miami | SF | hard | Johanna Konta | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2016-07-18 | Stanford | F | hard | Johanna Konta | 7-5 5-7 6-2 |
| 2016-01-18 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Johanna Konta | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2015-09-28 | Wuhan | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 3-6 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
2.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
4.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (88 vs 77). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
66
54
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
83
Break points won·Clear edge
67
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
48
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CMainly clear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 57%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Bertens K.[6]
Osaka N.[1]
W/O
Sakkari M.
Mladenovic K.
5-76-36-0
Pliskova K.[4]
Azarenka V.
6-756-26-2
Konta J.
Vondrousova M.
6-33-66-1
R16
Bertens K.[6]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-41-66-3
Mladenovic K.
Barty A.[8]
6-26-3
Sakkari M.
Kvitova P.[2]
7-55-74-0
Azarenka V.
Muguruza G.
6-43-1
Konta J.
Williams V.
6-26-4
Osaka N.[1]
Buzarnescu M.
6-36-3
Pliskova K.[4]
Kenin S.
4-66-46-3
Vondrousova M.
Kasatkina D.
7-52-66-2
R32
Sakkari M.
Kontaveit A.[14]
6-36-2
Mladenovic K.
Bencic B.
6-22-66-1
Kenin S.
Keys M.[13]
6-726-36-4
Konta J.
Stephens S.[7]
6-736-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Siniakova K.
2-66-46-1
Vondrousova M.
Halep S.[3]
2-67-56-3
Bertens K.[6]
Anisimova A.
6-24-67-5
Osaka N.[1]
Cibulkova D.
6-36-3
Williams V.
Williams S.[10]
W/O
Suarez Navarro C.
Cornet A.
6-33-0
Buzarnescu M.
Goerges J.[16]
6-43-64-4
Muguruza G.
Collins D.
6-44-66-2
Kvitova P.[2]
Putintseva Y.
6-06-1
Pliskova K.[4]
Tomljanovic A.
6-36-3
Azarenka V.
Svitolina E.[5]
4-66-17-5
Barty A.[8]
Hruncakova V.
4-66-36-4
R64
Putintseva Y.
Tsurenko L.
6-46-2
Mladenovic K.
Garcia C.
6-16-2
Hruncakova V.
Errani S.
6-16-0
Kenin S.
Paolini J.
6-16-2
Azarenka V.
Zhang S.
6-26-1
Konta J.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-1
Siniakova K.
Wang Q.[15]
1-67-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Strycova B.
1-66-47-64
Anisimova A.
Cocciaretto E.
6-36-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Yastremska D.
6-41-66-3
Cornet A.
Sabalenka A.[9]
6-16-4
Cibulkova D.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-3
Collins D.
Wozniacki C.[11]
7-650-0
Buzarnescu M.
Ostapenko J.
6-25-4
Williams S.[10]
Peterson R.
6-46-2
Keys M.[13]
Hercog P.
6-47-63
Williams V.
Mertens E.
7-53-67-64
Kasatkina D.
Begu I.
6-27-65
Goerges J.[16]
Hsieh S.
6-36-4
Sakkari M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-17-5
Kontaveit A.[14]
Barthel M.
4-66-46-4
Bencic B.
Sevastova A.[12]
2-66-36-2
Tomljanovic A.
Zidansek T.
7-616-4
Muguruza G.
Zheng S.
6-36-4