Johanna Konta's French Open heroics can set her up for a "huge result" at Wimbledon, according to former world number one Lindsay Davenport.

The British number one will contest her third grand slam semi-final at the French Open on Friday having surprisingly found herself as the most experienced player left.

She faces Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova on Friday, with the other last-four clash pitting eighth seed Ashleigh Barty against Amanda Anisimova, none of whom had ever reached the semi-finals at a slam before.

She is back up to 26 and will return to the top 10 should she go on to lift the trophy on Saturday.

Davenport is not surprised to see Konta back at this level, saying: "I've always thought she's had it.

"I don't know her intimately so it's hard to know what someone's really going through in their mind but how she works, how she speaks, how she approaches her career, that's going to pay off, and you can see it paying off this season.

"I was more surprised by her drop off. I thought she was great, especially that Wimbledon all the way through to the semis, hitting the ball great. I've been more just perplexed by the fall without a major injury so it's great to see her working back.

Nineteen-year-old Vondrousova may be a new name at this level but she has been the most in-form women's player since the Australian Open and is yet to drop a set at the tournament.

Davenport gives the edge to Konta, though, saying: "Vondrousova, she's had an excellent couple of months, but it's so hard to put your money on someone who hasn't been there before and is going in to play their biggest match.

"You just don't know. You know a great champion when they're able to go and play their best match in their biggest match."