Johanna Konta vs Venus Williams — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · WTA · Round of 128
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 January 2016 ·
hard
USA8#615WTA
1654ELO
1617Hard ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Konta J.6-4 6-2
Williams V.
Konta J.
662
Williams V.
420
Johanna Konta defeated Venus Williams 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's quarter-final, but Johanna Konta had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-13 | Rome | R16 | clay | Johanna Konta | 6-2 6-4 |
| 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 |
| 2015-09-28 | Wuhan | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 3-6 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
43%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
79
53
Break points saved·Dominant
82
53
Break points won·Slight edge
85
92
Deciding sets·Dominant
87
29
Tiebreaks·Dominant
55
87
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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95
Williams V.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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