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indiana


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Great resut for Jo, and she gets the good old Q1 win 40 points.  Ar least she beat a highly ranked opponent to earn them.

Real pity to see hear that it was a real struggle for Naomi.  There do seem to be issues with both Broadys.  I know nothing about their current situation, but can't help wondering if it is a real struggle financially ( as has been indicated with Naomi  before ) and otherwise.  Principles are fine but in no way should careers be martyred over them  Because they are then the ones losing out !  Just a thought and it may simply be loss of form on both their parts and I may have the total wrong end of the stick.



-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 23rd of August 2012 11:58:08 AM

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two quick games, now 4-3

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another two quick hames, now 5-4

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and now 6-5, looks like we're heading for a TB.

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3 match points missed

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Tightly fought game.

JoKo had 40-30, now pegged back to deuce.
Ad Chang
and game.

TB

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on serve in tiebreak

(Konta first)

 

3*- 4

4*- 4

5 - 4*

6 - 4*

6* - 5

GSM Konta 6-3 7-6



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0-1 mini break Chang
1-1
1-2 back with serve
2-2
2-3
3-4 LS jumped
4-4
5-4 JoKo cummon!!
6-5
7-5


Looks like insomniacfolder is a fortune teller!

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Nice win Jo, should never have doubted you.
I think she can win tomorrow FQR likely to be tough whoever it is.

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Chang did improve her 1st serve % in the 2nd set and it became a lot closer than the 1st set.

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Q1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 227 lost to YI-DAN, Xu (CHN) 232 4-6 2-6
Q1: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 205 beat KAI-CHEN, Chang (TPE) 8 114 6-3 7-6(5)

Q2: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 205 v NARA, Kurumi (JPN) 159

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Helen40 wrote:

Looks like insomniacfolder is a fortune teller!

 smile - somehow that matchup just felt good to me! Great work from Johanna. Unfortunately I have no feeing in my bones about the next round. Maybe Johanna just needs to see goats in lifts before every match!

Q1: Johanna  KONTA (GBR) 205 Vs. (q8) Chang KAI-CHEN (TPE) WR 114   6-3 7-6(5)

Q2: Johanna KONTA (GBR) WR 205 Vs. Kurumi NARA (JPN) WR 159 (CH: 101 - August, 2010)


Nara is 200 in the Race, Johanna 185. So this should be pretty close.

Kurumi had a decent run in her last event, at the end of July, losing to the resurgent Jung-Jan Chan in the Semis of the Beijing 75K. 

Before that though her only win since April, in 5 total events, was in qualies at Birmingham against Daneika Borthwick, who was un-ranked at the time.

She did beat a decent player (Kathrin Woerele, GER WR 220)  in 3 tight sets in Q1 here though.

 

A shame Erika Sema lost (She was the other seed in this part of the draw) as JOhanna already beat her twice in the USA this summer!

I think Johanna has a real shot at qualifying though.



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Really good from JoKo biggrin - must have been the sight of Mirka taking Fed for a walk on a leash that inspired her (or is that not the kind of goat she was talking about ... wink) - it will, unless I have completely missed something, easily take her into the WTA top 200 for the first time.



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steven wrote:

... it will, unless I have completely missed something, easily take her into the WTA top 200 for the first time.

 Oooh, yes! Really good point. Well inside. At least ~185 already, with hopefully points still to add.



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Johanna's QR2 is scheduled last match of the day on Court 15 tomorrow.

So, a) no stream b) very approximately, 23:00-00:00 UK time, I'm afraid.

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