Week 20 - ITF ($50K+H) - Saint-Gaudens, France - Clay

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

RE: Week 20 - ITF ($50K+H) - Saint-Gaudens, France - Clay

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

SF: Jo Konta & Sharon Fichman (CAN) CR 373 (314+59) vs Tatiana Bua & Daniela Seguel (ARG/CHI) CR 310 (165+145)

The South Americans, of course, did for Shaz & Hev in the Cagnes semi-final last week...

LordBrownof · Futures level

Looks like Jo lost the first set 6-2 but has won the second by the same score.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Jo on live stream 2-6 6-2 *0-0

Jaffa · Challenger level

Now 3-0* up in the decider! Go on Jo!

Jan · Hall of fame

Only just realised this was on! Come on Jo!!

Peter too · Tennis legend

From 2-6 2-2 Jo has won 7 games in a row

Jan · Hall of fame

5-0* now

steven · Tennis legend

Serving to stay in the match, Sirotkina goes 40-0 up but JoKo wins the next 4 points and now has match point ... and that's it, 10 games in a row

QF: (2) Johanna Konta WR 107 beat Marta Sirotkina (RUS) WR 176 (CH 115 in 2013) by 2-6 6-2 6-0

Jan · Hall of fame

great - well done Jo

steven · Tennis legend

That *might* be the win that gets JoKo into the top 100 (checking the various live rankings and calculating for the most relevant players myself to check, it looks like she is in-running no. 100 now) but Timea Babos & Hev can still catch her.

Edit: there is one live ranking source that has Mladenovic still ahead of JoKo, but I think they're wrong (they seem to be assuming she's adding 20 points and only dropping 1 but they seem to have missed the fact that her 16th best score was 18)

-- Edited by steven on Friday 16th of May 2014 10:34:45 AM

Jon · Junior player

steven wrote:
That *might* be the win that gets JoKo into the top 100 (checking the various live rankings and calculating for the most relevant players myself to check, it looks like she is in-running no. 100 now) but Timea Babos & Hev can still catch her.
Edit: there is one live ranking source that has Mladenovic still ahead of JoKo, but I think they're wrong (they seem to be assuming she's adding 20 points and only dropping 1 but they seem to have missed the fact that her 16th best score was 18)

-- Edited by steven on Friday 16th of May 2014 10:34:45 AM

I'm with you - I make it that Mladenovic is on 590 after her 20 points in Rome, up from 588.

paulisi · Tennis legend

One more win will make sure and of course she has the doubles as well to play.

I didn't have Joko as a good doubles player, but it may be a bonus for Fed Cup if she plays more often and keeps winning.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

great stuff, JoKo !

philwrig · Hall of fame

Massive from Jo, dare I say it the 1st real sign this year that she is back playing at her/near her best. Long may it continue !! Just the 1 win needed, come on Jo!!!