Week 35 - US Open Singles Main Draw - Hard

TennisLover · Strong Club Player

RE: Week 35 - US Open Singles Main Draw - Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

nicofrance wrote:
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, fantastic, win for Konta, she played aggressive tennis and never let up. My nerves were in bits at break point 4-1 up in the 3rd set but she did amazing to hold her nerve. Really wonderful to see Konta finally realizing her potential.

I'm not quite sure I even knew she had that potential until maybe pretty recently.

Yes, she could look very good at times, but this - quite superb !

nicofrance · Strong Club Player

indiana wrote:
nicofrance wrote:
Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, brilliant, fantastic, win for Konta, she played aggressive tennis and never let up. My nerves were in bits at break point 4-1 up in the 3rd set but she did amazing to hold her nerve. Really wonderful to see Konta finally realizing her potential.

I'm not quite sure I even knew she had that potential until maybe pretty recently.
Yes, she could look very good at times, but this - quite superb !

The most impressive thing was how she won that first set after letting a lead go and many pundits would have backed Muguruza in the final set given her ranking. I think winning this in 3 will actually give her more confidence because she had to battle and never let her level drop and fitness wise she looked brilliant even after over 3 hours.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

How much money would I have got for betting Jo to finish above Heather in the rankings and Brydan above Ward. The odds will certainly be low now for the first.

Stunning from Jo that is top 10 form she's on just now playing better than Laura and Heather at their best so far. Our new British number 1 I think we can say.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Happily running out of W's; someone's using them all

Granby: W W W W W
Vancouver: W W W W W
US Open qualies: W W W
US Open MD: W W

indiana · Tennis legend

AliBlahBlah wrote:
Happily running out of W's; someone's using them all

Granby: W W W W W
Vancouver: W W W W W
US Open qualies: W W W
US Open MD: W W

Just as a sideline, Vancouver doubles: W W W W

Re her singles, hold that space on the consecutive ins thread until she's quite finished.

It's onderful !

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 3rd of September 2015 07:24:57 PM

philwrig · Hall of fame

Fantastic Jo, I nearly had a bet, but didn't want to jinx her.
Everything about Jo's game has improved exponentially this year, got to be targeting a Rio spot now, which would be special for her.

TennisLover · Strong Club Player

Jaggy1876 wrote:
How much money would I have got for betting Jo to finish above Heather in the rankings and Brydan above Ward. The odds will certainly be low now for the first.

Stunning from Jo that is top 10 form she's on just now playing better than Laura and Heather at their best so far. Our new British number 1 I think we can say.

Indeed. Something in her has clicked. With an aggressive/offensive game, you've always got a great chance of things just finally connecting. Confidence, belief and mental fortitude being paramount in order to pull it off.

Super Jo!!!!

-- Edited by TennisLover on Thursday 3rd of September 2015 08:05:10 PM

Sim · County player

Jo needs 2 more victories here to be GB no. 1

Jo now on 798pts. 110pts for R3 win = 908

Heather 925pts

indiana · Tennis legend

I think you could have a good debate about whether Jo's form is better than Laura at her best.

But that in itself says a huge deal for Jo.

TennisLover · Strong Club Player

indiana wrote:
I think you could have a good debate about whether Jo's form is better than Laura at her best.

But that in itself says a huge deal for Jo.

I think she is because she has been handling both higher and lower ranked players in equal measure .

-- Edited by TennisLover on Thursday 3rd of September 2015 08:23:21 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Sim wrote:
Jo needs 2 more victories here to be GB no. 1
Jo now on 798pts. 110pts for R3 win = 908
Heather 925pts

he fact that Heather is currently WR 61 with these 925 points ( 10 is simply replacing 10 here ) indicates the strides Jo is now making on the global scale, clearly within just one win of having a pretty similar ranking.

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 3rd of September 2015 08:26:56 PM

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Peter too wrote:
R2: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 3 97 def MUGURUZA, Garbine (ESP) 9 9 CH=8 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-2

R3 KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 3 97 v PETKOVIC, Andrea (GER) 18 18 CH=9 2011

WOW; fantastic win for Jo biggrin biggrin biggrin

Spectator · All-time great

It's Thursday of the first week - Brits are playing all over the place: we have numerous doubles teams in the second round, at least one player in the 3rd round, and two more battling to get there. (Come on, Mr Murray and Mr Bedene. And next time, could we not have two 30s players in a row for Mr Murray's first two rounds?)

One note - can we either rename this thread or start another one for doubles, on behalf of Ms Robson and Ms Flipkens?

LordBrownof · Futures level

God, I enjoyed that! BOOM!

Joko/Petko is a really interesting match up. Petko didn't have a great summer but finding some form now so let's hope Joko isn't too emotionally and physically drained!