Week 5 - Womens ITF ($25k) - Sutton

Peter too · Tennis legend

RE: Week 5 - Womens ITF ($25k) - Sutton

DavidC · Tennis legend

Final

Katie OBrien (Gbr) bt Johanna Konta (Aus) 3-6 6-2 6-4

Congratulations to both on excellent weeks

MAC · Junior player

Well done to Katie that's her first title in a while and a great way to follow up her successful qualifying run down under.

goldfish · Futures qualifying

Excellent Katie and a brilliant run from Johanna - very encouraging if she is to become British. Very happy to see the girls doing so well.

PockyTastic · Futures level

Congrats to Katie for starting 2009 well, I had fears that she would continue where she left off in 2008, but she has really turned it around which is great to see.

Also well done to Johanna for putting up such a fight and for reaching her first challenger final.

wolf · Tennis legend

Hope Katie continues her good start to 2009 - she is so capable of being ranked much higher but she just needs to believe in herself.

wolf · Tennis legend

http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/sport/4110927.Another__25_000_crown_for_O_Brien/

Remarkably similar to the article I put on bt.net. Oh and I mean remarkably similar. I think I will sue.... biggrin

Their article: "Katie OBrien continued her fine form today as she took the $25,000 title in Sutton, ending the giant-killing run of Australian Johanna Konta in the final.

The tournament maintained former Woodhouse Grove pupil OBriens impressive start to the year as she also qualified for last months Australian Open.

In her first four matches, OBrien only lost 15 games, including thrashing fellow Brit Naomi Cavaday 6-1, 6-1 in the quarter-finals and then seeing off second seed Renata Voracova 6-3, 6-2.

Konta, who is hoping to switch to British nationality in May when she turns 18, came into the final with four succesive three-set victories, including a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 quarter-final score over top seed Corinna Dentoni.

Konta looked on course for another shock in the final but the experience and class of OBrien told in what was her second career $25,000 title.

OBrien lost the doubles final with Rebecca Marino."

My article; "Katie O'Brien continued her fine 2009 form as she took the $25,000 title in Sutton, ending the giantkilling run of Aussie/soon to be Brit Johanna Konta in the final. The tournament kept going O'Brien's impressive start to the year which has also saw her qualify for the Australian Open in January.

In her first four matches O'Brien only lost 15 games, including thrashing Naomi Cavaday 6-1, 6-1 in the quarter-finals and then seeing off the 2nd seed Renata Voracova 6-3, 6-2 in the semi-finals. Konta, who is hoping to switch to British nationality in May when she turns eighteen, on the other hand came into the final with four succesive three set victories including a quarter-final victory over the top seed Corinna Dentoni 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 and then a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 voctory over another Italian Anna Floris in the semi-finals.

Konta looked on course for another shock in the final as she took the first set 6-3 but the experience and class of O'Brien soon told as she won the second and third sets 6-2, 6-4 for her second career $25,000 title."

steven · Tennis legend

Probably best to just take it as a compliment!

At least your writing is getting read by even more people.

It would be a bit more honest of them to actually credit you and/or the site though ... or even to ask first.

Shhh · Challenger level

Lazy Jouno's! A compliment though. Maybe slip in a few incorrect facts next time then complain to the editor that the columist dosen't know what they're talking about

steven · Tennis legend

Peter too wrote:
Johanna is 18 on 17th May. If she is going to get her British Nationality it should be shortly after that.

According to Neil Harman in the Net Post today, it could be two and a half years before Johanna is eligible to play for GB:

Konta is three-and-a-half years into a five-year process which would guarantee her indefinite leave to remain in Britain, for which she qualifies through EU citizenship. This is followed by a 12-month naturalisation process after which she can apply for a British passport and thereby represent Great Britain. Konta is currently funded by the Lawn Tennis Association and trains regularly at the NTC in Roehampton, south west London. In two-and-a-half years, therefore, she could well be available to represent her "new" country in the Fed Cup.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/tennis/article5691421.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2

Peter too · Tennis legend

I didn't realise it took that long. I thought it was just a case that people were not thought to be able to make their own decision until they reached 18. My grand daughter has duel nationality and will have to make a choice when she reaches 18.