Australian Open 2016 - Main Draw - Melbourne, Australia - Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Australian Open 2016 - Main Draw - Melbourne, Australia - Hard

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Um just turned the TV on blinked and missed it marvellous result all the same

indiana · Tennis legend

That's rather rude, finishing things so quickly when I've been out and wanted to follow the conclusion.

Well done, I guess

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Pretty magnificently serene, quality tennis!
Just wonderful.

We're getting into history making, record book re-writing territory now

Peter too · Tennis legend

The bottom half of the draw is opening up for someone unexpected to get through to the final, Kerber(7), Azarenka(14), Keys(15), Ivanov(20)and Makanrova(21) are the only seeds left.

indiana · Tennis legend

Very good, reading back, with I see Allertova not getting past 30 on any Jo service game.

More than half expected it to be Makerova in the L16. She's six times reached at least the QF in Grand Slams since the Aussie Open four years ago and is a semi finalist here last year.

Certainly looks like being quite a challenge, but a challenge to look forward to

-- Edited by indiana on Saturday 23rd of January 2016 02:19:15 AM

paulisi · Tennis legend

Very comfortable and looks like a player who would fit into the top 16 very comfortably.
With seeds dropping all over the place, there are good opportunities to keep progressing.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Jo up to 36(35 in reality) in the live rankings.

One more win would likely push her into a potential seeding for Indian Wells.

Jan · Hall of fame

very well done Johanna!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Love the fact that the Aussie press are calling Joko 'the one who got away'

Well done, Joko - just so good !

(And, Aussie Fed, bask in the success of your Russian-born Aussie, Gavrilova - and leave Joko alone !

)

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Great tournament again for JoKo.

Sim · County player

Another great result and the draw has really opened out to the semi-final.........

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Well done Jo. I was listening to it last night, but then dozed after the first set. I'm glad the second set was as straightforward. I'm so exited for Jo.
www.ausopen.com/en_AU/news/interviews/2016-01-23/johanna_konta_230116.html

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

And congrats and thanks, too, to Spanish coaches Esteban Carril and Jose-Manuel Garcia (at training base in Gijon) and London-based mental coach Juan Coto.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Jo seems to start every other sentence with an ambiguous "Yeah, no". She's not yet quite up to the standard of Jim in The Vicar of Dibley and his no, no, no, no, no, yes!