Week 30 - ITF ($50K) - Lexington, USA Hard

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

RE: Week 30 - ITF ($50K) - Lexington, USA Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Having defeated the 2nd seed in the singles Johanna and partner Victoria Larriere (FRA) now have to play the top seeds in the doubles.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Ah ok thanks, confusing!!

steven · Tennis legend

insomniacfolder wrote:
Yeeeeesssssssss!!!!!!

What a colossal effort form Johanna. That might have been a minor classic despite everything the stats might say in the cold light of day.

I can't remember ever having enjoyed a match that I couldn't see or hear more!

Defeating an opponent just a smidgen of their career high and over 100 places higher than her in those conditions and that long a match is so admirable.

The enjoyment wasn't half helped by the 'plucky Brit' actually pulling it off in the end this time! biggrin

It must have been a nightmare to be serving all those double faults, so recover from a set and 1-4 down and then to keep hitting back like that in the 3rd after being brolen and then finally blitz the tiebreak was amazing.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

So right Steven. I tell you what, she wasnt meant to be an Aussie, only a Brit could put us fans through that torment!

Peter too · Tennis legend

Johanna's doubles match is on this evening at approx. 8.30UK.

-- Edited by Peter too on Wednesday 25th of July 2012 05:30:11 PM

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

steven wrote:
The enjoyment wasn't half helped by the 'plucky Brit' actually pulling it off in the end this time!
It must have been a nightmare to be serving all those double faults, so recover from a set and 1-4 down and then to keep hitting back like that in the 3rd after being brolen and then finally blitz the tiebreak was amazing.

murray_2k9 wrote:
So right Steven. I tell you what, she wasnt meant to be an Aussie, only a Brit could put us fans through that torment!

Amen to both of those. A quintessential British victory.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Back-to-back breaks leaves it back on serve 2-2*

Mostly uneventful until *3-4 where Johanna faced *0-40 and lost the game to 30, leaving their opponents serving for the set, 3-5*

But... they couldn't do it, broken back, *4-5

A third consecutive break though gives the No.1 seeds the set on their 3rd set point, 4-6.

Johanna and Victoria put more pressure on serve, and had more break points, but couldn't convert.

Lets hope they rectify that in Set 2.

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Wednesday 25th of July 2012 09:08:23 PM

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

First break point in set 2 goes against Johanna and it's enough to concede the break, 1-3*

And that was it until the final game, when *0-40 led to a break and the match on the first break point.

A routine defeat then.

Johanna KONTA (GBR) & Victoria LARRIERE (FRA) lost to Shuko AOYAMA (JPN) & Yi-Fan XU (CHN) [1] 4-6 2-6

They seemed more competitive than that scoreline suggests though.

Onwards to the singles and a potentially winnable match tomorrow.

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Wednesday 25th of July 2012 09:41:00 PM

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Great stuff Johanna. Keep it coming

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

An interesting result from the draw here today.

Mallory Burdette defeated number one seed Olivia Rogowska (WR 120 - CH 115 Mar '12) 6-3 6-4.

Perhaps that puts a better gloss on Annie K's loss to her at Stanford? Still not a good one, admittedly, but Burdette's clearly got game, and her ranking is 'false'.

philwrig · Hall of fame

insomniacfolder wrote:
An interesting result from the draw here today.
Mallory Burdette defeated number one seed Olivia Rogowska (WR 120 - CH 115 Mar '12) 6-3 6-4.
Perhaps that puts a better gloss on Annie K's loss to her at Stanford? Still not a good one, admittedly, but Burdette's clearly got game, and her ranking is 'false'.

Yes no doubt Burdette appears quite useful, she was 5-2 up in the first set against Bartoli before fading away but still that was impressive to get there in the first place against a top 10 player.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Johanna's doubles against the No. 1 seeds has just started on Stadium 2 - live score only unless someone else knows otherwise.

Johanna KONTA (GBR) & Victoria LARRIERE (FRA) vs. Shuko AOYAMA (JPN) & Yi-Fan XU (CHN) [1]

As enjoyable as it was, let's not have a repeat of last nights dramatics shall we!

philwrig · Hall of fame

After the marathon match yesterday, today wasn't going to be easy and tomorrow is what counts, hopefully she will be refreshed to do herself justice then.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Johanna is first on court 6 at 11am local time, 4pm UK?