Victoria Azarenka vs Johanna Konta — Cincinnati Semi-final

Cincinnati · WTA · Semi-final
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#433WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 August 2020
hard
GBR8
Johanna Konta
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
Azarenka V.
4-6 6-4 6-1
Konta J.
Azarenka V.
4662
Konta J.
6411

Victoria Azarenka defeated Johanna Konta 4-6 6-4 6-1 in the Cincinnati semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Konta came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-08-06MontrealR32hardJohanna Konta6-3 6-1
2016-03-21MiamiQFhardVictoria Azarenka6-4 6-2
2015-09-28WuhanR32hardJohanna Konta6-4 1-0 RET
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Konta J.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

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

Statistics

This season
Azarenka V.Konta J.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
51%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
40%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 34). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Konta J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
66
Break points saved·Even
94
90
Break points won·Dominant
99
67
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
77
48

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 64%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.
Osaka N.[4]
W/O
Semi-finals
Osaka N.[4]
Mertens E.[14]
6-27-65
Azarenka V.
Konta J.[8]
4-66-46-1
Quarter-finals
Mertens E.[14]
Pegula J.
6-16-3
Konta J.[8]
Sakkari M.[13]
6-46-3
Osaka N.[4]
Kontaveit A.[12]
4-66-27-5
Azarenka V.
Jabeur O.
7-696-2
R16
Jabeur O.
Mchale C.
6-36-0
Azarenka V.
Cornet A.
6-47-5
Kontaveit A.[12]
Bouzkova M.
6-36-3
Sakkari M.[13]
Williams S.[3]
5-77-656-1
Mertens E.[14]
Kudermetova V.
6-26-3
Pegula J.
Sabalenka A.[5]
6-22-66-3
Osaka N.[4]
Yastremska D.[16]
6-36-1
Konta J.[8]
Zvonareva V.
6-46-2
R32
Kudermetova V.
Pliskova K.[1]
7-56-4
Mertens E.[14]
Mladenovic K.
6-16-756-3
Sabalenka A.[5]
Bellis C.
6-716-47-5
Kontaveit A.[12]
Teichmann J.
6-36-4
Bouzkova M.
Kvitova P.[6]
2-67-56-2
Konta J.[8]
Flipkens K.
6-26-0
Zvonareva V.
Siegemund L.
6-16-1
Williams S.[3]
Rus A.
7-663-67-60
Jabeur O.
Keys M.[7]
6-46-1
Mchale C.
Alexandrova E.
6-17-68
Azarenka V.
Garcia C.
6-27-68
Cornet A.
Kenin S.[2]
6-17-67
Pegula J.
Anisimova A.
7-56-2
Sakkari M.[13]
Putintseva Y.
6-47-69
Osaka N.[4]
Muchova K.
6-756-46-2
Yastremska D.[16]
Pera B.
7-654-66-3
R64
Zvonareva V.
Linette M.
1-66-36-1
Kudermetova V.
Tomljanovic A.
5-76-37-5
Mladenovic K.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Anisimova A.
Riske Amritraj A.[11]
6-36-3
Pegula J.
Brady J.
7-656-4
Bellis C.
Dodin O.
6-23-67-61
Muchova K.
Li A.
6-46-4
Pera B.
Watson H.
6-13-66-3
Yastremska D.[16]
Williams V.
5-76-27-5
Teichmann J.
Collins D.
6-36-3
Bouzkova M.
Kalinskaya A.
6-17-5
Flipkens K.
Siniakova K.
6-36-3
Siegemund L.
Vondrousova M.[10]
6-36-736-4
Rus A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-3
Jabeur O.
Fernandez L.
0-66-46-3
Mchale C.
Swiatek I.
6-26-4
Alexandrova E.
Rybakina E.[9]
7-57-66
Azarenka V.
Vekic D.[15]
6-26-3
Garcia C.
Stephens S.
6-37-64
Cornet A.
Mcnally C.
6-06-4
Sakkari M.[13]
Gauff C.
6-16-3
Mertens E.[14]
Peterson R.
6-06-2
Putintseva Y.
Zhang S.
6-46-3
Kontaveit A.[12]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-1