Venus Williams and Johanna Konta will square off in the 3rd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 8th time of their career.
Venus Williams
Ranked no. 50 Williams qualified to the 3rd round after beating Elise Mertens 7-5 3-6 7-64 and her sister Serena retired soon after..
Last year result
The American lost in the 3rd round 6-2 7-63 to Anett Kontaveit.
Johanna Konta
Ranked no. 42 Johanna qualified to the 3rd round after defeating Alison Riske 6-4 6-1 and Sloane Stephens 6-73 6-4 6-1.
Johanna best result of the season was reaching the finals in Rabat.
Last year result
The Brit lost in the 3rd round 2-6 6-3 6-4 to Jelena Ostapenko.
HEAD TO HEAD and prediction Venus Williams vs. Johanna Konta
This will be the 8th time that Venus Williams and Johanna Konta square off. The head to head is 4-3 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they faced each other, Williams won 5-7 6-1 6-2 in the 4th round in Miami in 2018.