Wimbledon - Konta v Strycova

Johanna Konta is taking over the main Wimbledon interest at this year's championships, and is just 2/5 to reach the semi-finals now, with a potential semi-final with Serena Williams ahead.

It could pay to get against her when she meets Barbora Strycova though, who looks to being under-rated and should be capable of giving the home favourite a decent match.

Konta has enjoyed a couple of terrific victories already - dumping out Sloane Stephens and Petra Kvitova, but both matches have seen her lose the first set, so must have been as emotionally draining as they were physically tough. Each match lasted longer than two hours.

Over the past 18 months, Konta has gone 47-34 against Top 100 players, and 7-6 on grass.

Strycova is ranked 36 places lower in the world, but is a great grass courter, and has been great here so far, beating Kiki Bertens and Elise Mertens already. She reached the semi-finals in Birmingham and we can probably disregard her effort at Eastbourne where she looked ready for a break before Wimbledon. She has gone 27-33 against Top 100 players, but is notably 11-4 on grass and really likes it here.

At 2/5 Konta is surely too short here.

1pt Strycova to beat Konta at 9/4 (Spreadex)

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