Week 32 - Monteroni D'Arbia 25K - 2008.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Week 32 - Monteroni D'Arbia 25K - 2008.

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Good luck Johanna

DavidC · Tennis legend

Johanna is in the bottom quarter with a decent looking draw

(7)Mervana Jugic-Salkic (BIH) v Q
Valentina Sassi (ITA) v Valentina Sulpizio (ITA)
(wc)Johanna Konta (AUS) v (wc)Martina Caciotti (ITA)
(2)Anne Schaefer (GER) v Aurelie Vedy (FRA)

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Thats not bad for a 25k draw. 1st round win should see her into the 600's.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Not a good draw overall, though. Jo would be having a great chance against most unseeded players (barring Halep), so the priority was getting a good second round draw.

Anyway, one match at a time and Schaefer is not unbeatable.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Jo will be on in a few minutes.

http://www.e-tennis.net/itfmonteroni/

Salmon · Tennis legend

Sorry, she won't! I was seeing things and thought that Clerico vs. Caregaro was over.

Salmon · Tennis legend

She's about to start.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Johanna is 6-3 3*-2 up.

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Jo :)

DavidC · Tennis legend

Just to clarify, she won 6-3 6-3

DavidC · Tennis legend

On the home website there is an interview with Johanna looking at the 'K' factor, as the past two winners were Karin Knapp and Alisa Kleybanova. One of the things she is quoted as saying is:

"le persone sono molto ospitali e carine, sicuramente più che in Inghilterra."

ie Italians are very hospitable and nicer than English people - which may ingratiate her to the locals, but isn't a great way to start endearing herself to British fans!

Salmon · Tennis legend

Thanks for the alert as I didn't know that they had interviews. The websites for these Italian tournaments are unbelievable. Livescores, interviews, pictures... and we can't even have draws at the end of the day.

I don't speak Italian, so had to use Google translation. Some parts are hilarious!

For her this is one of the first appointments to the board greater, but all'esordio between large this year has already demonstrated that pasta is made: in 2008 because Johanna can boast a victory in the $ 10,000 in Mostar (Bosnia) and quarter-finals of $ 10,000 in Gardone, both results obtained from the board for qualification.

Before Holy Cross, now Monteroni: Italy seems an important crossroads for your fate

I was wondering what on earth Holy Cross was about... but it's a translation of "Santa Croce", I see.

If you speak Italian, go here - http://www.itfmonteroni.com/news_detail.aspx?id_news=40

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

LOL Great translation.

DavidC · Tennis legend

(7)Mervana Jugic-Salkic (BIH) d. (Q)Alison Bai (AUS) 64 64
Valentina Sassi (ITA) d. Valentina Sulpizio (ITA) 46 75 62
(wc)Johanna Konta (AUS) d. (wc)Martina Caciotti (ITA) 63 63
Aurelie Vedy (FRA) d. (2)Anne Schaefer (GER) 63 62

Vedy lost to Amanda Carreras earlier in the year on clay.