Johanna Konta victorious over Stephens in the 3rd round of Wimbledon

LONDON. Konta topples Stephens to square off with Petra Kvitova in the 4th round

Johanna Konta in London

Johanna Konta conquers Sloane Stephens 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the 3rd round in London on Saturday.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1st set.

The set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the American conquered in the 8th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).

2nd set.

Also this set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Brit conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

3rd set.

Konta started the set strong after breaking Stephens in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Konta improved her lead after breaking Stephens in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

After this encounter, the head to head between Konta and Stephens is 4-0 for Johanna.

Highlights Johanna Konta vs. Sloane Stephens Wimbledon – London

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Johanna Konta vs. Petra Kvitova – H2H and stats

Konta will face Kvitova in the 4th round.

This will be the 5th time that Johanna Konta and Petra Kvitova play each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Kvitova (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on grass.

The last time that they played each other, Kvitova won 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Birmingham back in 2018.

Johanna Konta in London

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