Kiki Bertens and Johanna Konta will play each other in the semifinal of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 4th time of their career. They are scheduled to play as the first match of the day at noon.
Kiki Bertens
Ranked no. 4 (career high), Bertens reached the semifinal after beating Amanda Anisimova 6-2 4-6 7-5, Carla Suarez Navarro 6-4 1-6 6-3 and Naomi Osaka withdrew from the quarters.
Her best result of the season was winning the title in Madrid last week where she defeated Simona Halep in the final 6-4 6-4.
Bertens has a 26-9 win-loss record in 2019, 12-2 on clay.
Last year result
Bertens lost in the 1st round 6-2 4-6 6-3 to Maria Sakkari.
Johanna Konta
Ranked no. 42 Konta qualified to the semifinal after defeating Alison Riske 6-4 6-1, Sloane Stephens 6-73 6-4 6-1, Venus Williams 6-2 6-4 and Marketa Vondrousova 6-3 3-6 6-1.
The Brit best result of the season was getting to the finals in Rabat.
Konta has a 17-8 win-loss record in 2019, 9-2 on clay.
Last year result
Konta lost in the 3rd round 2-6 6-3 6-4 to Jelena Ostapenko.
HEAD TO HEAD and prediction Kiki Bertens vs. Johanna Konta
This will be the 4th time that Kiki Bertens and Johanna Konta face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Konta (see full H2H stats), but they have never fought on clay.
The last time that they played, Bertens won 7-610 6-4 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells back in March 2019.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kiki Bertens who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kiki Bertens is the pick to win this match.
Kiki Bertens -> 1.4
Johanna Konta -> 3.0
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