Johanna Konta

GAMEOVER · Pro player

RE: Johanna Konta

indiana · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58823596

Good little piece and good to see Jo plans to push on. I like the way she describes her slam season and her comments on Emma.

She was interesting in the Radio 5 Live tennis discussion tonight. Yes her comments on her "rubbish" Slams 2021 and on Emma. Also that doing her podcasts had made her think more about being interviewed herself and that she was trying to be more open without laying herself bare. And it felt a bit that she was more open.

Re a short general discussion on covid, without somehow managing to ask her directly it was pretty clear that she still hasn't been vaccined. It was how she commented regarding points about likely tough quarantine restrictions for the Aus Open for non vaccinated players with her saying it was something she would have to consider

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58823596

Good little piece and good to see Jo plans to push on. I like the way she describes her slam season and her comments on Emma.
She was interesting in the Radio 5 Live tennis discussion tonight. Yes her comments on her "rubbish" Slams 2021 and on Emma. Also that doing her podcasts had made her think more about being interviewed herself and that she was trying to be more open without laying herself bare. And it felt a bit that she was more open.
Re a short general discussion on covid, without somehow managing to ask her directly it was pretty clear that she still hasn't been vaccined. It was how she commented regarding points about likely tough quarantine restrictions for the Aus Open for non vaccinated players with her saying it was something she would have to consider

I don't know why she did that interview/discussion. The questions were all difficult subject matters for her: Emma's US Open title, Covid-19 vaccine and is she going to retire in the near future ? Jo's answers were bland, diplomatic, rarely giving any insight into her own thought process. She could have spoken about her own SFs in Slams, dealing with the pressure, playing well in the tournament then her form collapsing on the big occasion. Her approach on the Covid-19 vaccine is a PR disaster. Then there is the knee injury that appears to prevent her from playing more than one week at a time; which has huge implications for what she can achieve.

christ · Futures qualifying

kundalini wrote:
indiana wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58823596

Good little piece and good to see Jo plans to push on. I like the way she describes her slam season and her comments on Emma.
She was interesting in the Radio 5 Live tennis discussion tonight. Yes her comments on her "rubbish" Slams 2021 and on Emma. Also that doing her podcasts had made her think more about being interviewed herself and that she was trying to be more open without laying herself bare. And it felt a bit that she was more open.
Re a short general discussion on covid, without somehow managing to ask her directly it was pretty clear that she still hasn't been vaccined. It was how she commented regarding points about likely tough quarantine restrictions for the Aus Open for non vaccinated players with her saying it was something she would have to consider
I don't know why she did that interview/discussion. The questions were all difficult subject matters for her: Emma's US Open title, Covid-19 vaccine and is she going to retire in the near future ? Jo's answers were bland, diplomatic, rarely giving any insight into her own thought process. She could have spoken about her own SFs in Slams, dealing with the pressure, playing well in the tournament then her form collapsing on the big occasion. Her approach on the Covid-19 vaccine is a PR disaster. Then there is the knee injury that appears to prevent her from playing more than one week at a time; which has huge implications for what she can achieve.

I don't know why any tennis player does any interview/discussion, for exactly those reasons. Unless they are mandatory, in which case answers that are bland, diplomatic, rarely giving any insight into the player's own thought process strikes me as the only sensible strategy.

Other folk seem to like them, though, regardless.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

I thought the interview was OK, but then I'm not expecting anything too exciting from them. I think that were probably after more depth on this board, but I get the feeling that that isn't the case with Joe public, so having a higher profile is fine even if it is a bit superficial.

indiana · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
I thought the interview was OK, but then I'm not expecting anything too exciting from them. I think that were probably after more depth on this board, but I get the feeling that that isn't the case with Joe public, so having a higher profile is fine even if it is a bit superficial.

As I indicated I thought so too, relative to what I have heard before from Jo. As she said herself she is never going to bare her soul. I'm clearly easily satisfied

Pancho P · Lower Club Player

Nothing wrong about being easily satisfied. Ive made a career of it.

DF · Tennis legend

According to Marcus Buckland Jo is part of the Prime tennis team on Thursday looking forward to the Kim Clijsers match

TTMan · Intermediate Club Player

I'm sure Jo will reveal more about her journey as she nears the end of her tennis playing career. From the little I've picked up I can understand Jo's reluctance to bare her soul in public, an entirely different journey but Naomi Osaka is a case in point. What I have picked up about Jo, is part of the reason I admire what she's achieved. However, I'm well aware from this forum that not everyone sees things the same way and I'm sure Jo has learned that too from her experiences. I look forward to her biography when it eventually appears.

-- Edited by TTMan on Saturday 9th of October 2021 02:59:45 AM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Just realised that Jo is now 111 in the live rankings, so will presumably have to play AO quals (if she wants to be involved), the first time she'd have to enter slam quals for more than 6 years. She last played a match in mid August, so any potential PR wouldn't kick in until late Feb / March if she chose to go that route.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, Jo is due to drop 245 points on 08/11 in line with a WTA statement in September regarding outstanding 2019 WTA tournament points. 65 from Indian Wells and 180 from Rabat.

TTMan · Intermediate Club Player

indiana wrote:
Yes, Jo is due to drop 245 points on 08/11 in line with a WTA statement in September regarding outstanding 2019 WTA tournament points. 65 from Indian Wells and 180 from Rabat.

Jo is 83 in the race. Does this imply she will regain some places when it all gets sorted out?

GAMEOVER · Pro player

TTMan wrote:
indiana wrote:
Yes, Jo is due to drop 245 points on 08/11 in line with a WTA statement in September regarding outstanding 2019 WTA tournament points. 65 from Indian Wells and 180 from Rabat.
Jo is 83 in the race. Does this imply she will regain some places when it all gets sorted out?

Jo's 83 in the Porsche singles rankings with 593 points on the WTA site. That's all the points she has accumulated from 2021 tournaments. . If Jo will soon be 111 according to some yet to be published rankings where is Heather? Heather has less points accumulated in 2021 than Jo.

the addict · Tennis legend

Heather is at 107 in the race on 406 points and Katie B at 120 on 341. Harriet isn't far behind on 308

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

GAMEOVER wrote:
TTMan wrote:
indiana wrote:
Yes, Jo is due to drop 245 points on 08/11 in line with a WTA statement in September regarding outstanding 2019 WTA tournament points. 65 from Indian Wells and 180 from Rabat.
Jo is 83 in the race. Does this imply she will regain some places when it all gets sorted out?
Jo's 83 in the Porsche singles rankings with 593 points on the WTA site. That's all the points she has accumulated from 2021 tournaments. . If Jo will soon be 111 according to some yet to be published rankings where is Heather? Heather has less points accumulated in 2021 than Jo.

Well...Heather will be 71 next week on the same ranking list that takes Jo down to 111 - Heather in fact has a great week and rises 3 spots to achieve that 71. It really does help show the absurdity of the WTA lists now, they dont really have any link to reality for many players