With a title on Saturday, Konta would rejoin the top 10.Showing her comfort level on the surface that requires the most versatility, Konta was able to dominate not just with her offense, but also with counterpunching. 2019 Roland Garros Women's Doubles Semifinals Results for 07/06/2019. “It’s just finding that right balance of when I can do that, and when I need to add something else.”There were few adjustments needed for Konta against Stephens on Tuesday.
With five wins to get to the semifinals, she suddenly has a winning record at the tournament that had been the least successful of her career.Konta, 28, of Britain, will have a chance for a sixth straight victory, and a spot in her first Grand Slam final, when she faces the unseeded Marketa Vondrousova, 19, who prevailed in a topsy-turvy tussle against the 31st-seeded Petra Martic, 7-6 (1), 7-5. TV channel. Comments. PARIS — On her first four trips to the French Open, Johanna Konta could seemingly do nothing right. Barty was the first Australian player, male or female, to win a French Open singles title since Margaret Court in 1973 as well as the first Australian player to win a Grand Slam singles title since Samantha Stosur at the 2011 US Open. Stephens leapt for a high backhand stab, but she could barely get her racket on the ball.On break point, Konta rushed Stephens by coming to the net, forcing Stephens to hit a forehand passing shot wide.After the third round, Stephens, the 2017 United States Open champion, was the highest remaining seed in the bottom half of the draw and had been considered the favorite to reach the final.Her exit leaves two Americans — Madison Keys and Amanda Anisimova — in contention for the title. Ashleigh Barty won her first Grand Slam singles title, defeating Markéta Vondroušová in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2019 French Open. The WTA was critical of the French Open's scheduling of the women's semifinals on outside courts while the men's semis will be on the main court. Amanda Anisimova Clive …
2019 French Open Women’s Singles Semifinals Odds: Barty vs Anisimova & Konta vs Vondrousova. This time, she can do no wrong.
She likes to play on hard court and grass, and the court was very fast today, and I think that kind of worked in her favor, obviously. With Stephens down by 1-4, Konta ripped two consecutive return winners to give herself three break points.Stephens, often languid between points, seemed to slow even further, trudging to her service position as if resigned to her fate. Her serving on a court that was playing a lot different than we had been playing on previously, that was a little bit tricky.”Konta double faulted on her 19th service point of the set, but it proved only a blip. She won her first four service games of the second set to love, and her first 18 points on serve over all.Stephens, who used her world-class defense to reach the final at Roland Garros last year, said a lack of clay dust atop the windswept court made it tougher for her to gain a foothold against the Konta onslaught.“Clay is a neutralizer, but there wasn’t very much clay on the court today,” Stephens said.
14 seed, will take on eighth-seeded Ashleigh Barty of Australia, while 17-year-old Amanda Anisimova will try to upset the defending champion Simona Halep of Romania.2019 French Open: Johanna Konta and Marketa Vondrousova Reach SemifinalsJohanna Konta reached her first French Open semifinal with a win over Sloane Stephens on Tuesday.Sloane Stephens, at No. The 26th-seeded Konta reached the semifinals with a …