Week 28 - WTA International $235K - Budapest, Hungary - Clay

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Week 28 - WTA International $235K - Budapest, Hungary - Clay

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Not the most popular event ever - no qualifying draw, and last direct acceptance of 645 with one bye.

JoKo will probably have to face top seed Safarova if she wins but she at least gets some benefit from the weak field by playing a low ranked player in R1.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Last time I looked Kovinic was the favourite for this, perhaps because of recent form and the fact it's clay. This is a super opportunity for 30 points, really hope JoKo can play well and take it.

steven · Tennis legend

tony_orient wrote:
Not the most popular event ever - no qualifying draw, and last direct acceptance of 645 with one bye.

There would have been a qualifying draw had it not been cancelled because they didn't think they were going to get flood damage repaired on time. The fact that there is a space in the main draw may appear to contradict that, but I assume that happened because most of the players on the Alt list didn't bother to turn up once they knew there would be no qualifying to play in if they did not get in direct.

WD40 · Club Coach

The other reason there was space on the main draw was because seven players withdrew with injury problems, thus creating a gap that needed to be filled.

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Danka has been very impressive in her rise up the rankings and is one to watch. That said JoKo is a step up from the kind of player she is used to beating. I would make her the slight favourite.

PaulM · Tennis legend

If Jo wants to still be looking to move up the rankings after the US Open points drop off she needs to be taking incredible opportunities to get 30 points banked when they arise.

Appreciate Danka's good form, and that she is a player on the rise (but then isn't Jo supposed to be to?) but she won't get many better opportunities to win a main draw WTA match in the next few months.

Is Jo sticking around on the clay? I'm kind of hoping she's going to do lots of work on the hard courts and then get over to the States for the lead-in tournaments in a few weeks time.

-- Edited by PaulM on Tuesday 9th of July 2013 03:32:26 PM

TomTraubert · Futures level

joko in trouble serving 5-2 down already

WD40 · Club Coach

Jo is currently entered for the 25K in Winnipeg on 22/7 in fact she is the 2cd seed just now.

Edit: JoKo now #1 seed with Sam Murray #3.

-- Edited by WD40 on Wednesday 10th of July 2013 01:23:56 AM

steven · Tennis legend

JoKo lost the 1st set 6-2, broke early in the 2nd but got broken back and has now broken again - 2-6 4-2*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Jo won the second 63

Missed three game points in the first game of the third and has been broken

26 63 01*

steven · Tennis legend

L32: Johanna Konta WR 140 lost to Danka Kovinic (MNE) WR 183 (= CH) by 6-2 3-6 6-2 bleh

philwrig · Hall of fame

Jo's a very streaky player, and her opponent was the favourite, so no shame in defeat.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Yes, it would nice if she could get into MD in the USO.

PaulM · Tennis legend

And Safarova is out after winning just one game