Marketa Vondrousova ousts Johanna Konta 7-5 7-62 in the semifinal in Paris on Friday.
The Match
The 19-year-old had to battle hard against the Brit to recover from a 3-5 scoreline in both sets.
In the opener, Vondrousova saved 3 set points when she was 3-5 down before winning 5 consecutive games and lead 7-5 1-0. Then it was time for Johanna to strike backand win 3 consecutive games (3-1) before leading 5-3. However, the Brit failed again to serve out the set and eventually it was the Czech to win the following 3 games before winning the set at the breaker. The final score was 7-5 7-6 (2).
After this match, the head to head between Vondrousova and Konta is 2-1 for Marketa.
Prediction and head to head Marketa Vondrousova vs. Ashleigh Barty
This will be the 3rd time that Marketa Vondrousova and Ashleigh Barty fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Barty (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Barty won 6-3 7-5 in the 1st round in Cincinnati back in 2018.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ashleigh Barty who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ashleigh Barty is the pick to win this match.
Ashleigh Barty -> 1.62
Marketa Vondrousova -> 2.40
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Head 2 Head
Marketa Vondrousova in Paris
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