Johanna Konta vs Venus Williams — Rome Round of 16
Rome · WTA · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 May 2019 ·
clay
#615WTA
1654ELO
1570Clay ELO
46 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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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 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
64%
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
4.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (89 vs 79). 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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast