Week 16 - WTA Premier - Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart (GER) (Clay)

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

RE: Week 16 - WTA Premier - Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Stuttgart (GER) (Clay)

Miriambee · Futures level

Helen40 wrote:
Potentially Brengle next. At WR 54 that would be another good test.

However currently Brengle's a set and 0-4 down to Oceane Dodin ranked 151, so more likely the latter.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) SR 465 def KOUKALOVA, Klara (CZE) 117 6-2 6-3

Q2: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) SR 465 v DODIN, Oceane (FRA) 152 CH=116 21/9/15

R1: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 22 v FRIEDSAM, Anna-Lena (GER) WC 52 =CH

-- Edited by Peter too on Saturday 16th of April 2016 05:19:40 PM

brendan · Strong Club Player

where did you find the main draw? - there's nothing there on the WTA site or the tournament's site

philwrig · Hall of fame

Probably right not to get too carried away as her opponent was in woeful form, but still other than the Tig match, a more encouraging spell for Laura, in particular the serve looking much better.

indiana · Tennis legend

Oh YESSS !

I had the sense recently that this was the comeback proper, she was finally setting out a schedule and aims ( maybe say residual wrist scar tissue issues subsiding and / or there just comes a time that this just has to be it ), and some performances weren't bad so like some I had some encouragement.

But what it needed was a WIN to give her some confidence and push her on. It is very unlikely to be smooth going from now, but one nice step for Laura ...

Kounosuke · Intermediate Club Player

brendan wrote:
where did you find the main draw? - there's nothing there on the WTA site or the tournament's site

The actual draw's been done now, no idea where the fake draw I saw somewhere came from.

R1: Johanna Konta WR 22 vs Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) WR 52 (=CH)

steven · Tennis legend

Laura had a very kind draw, given that she and Koukalová were both on 5-match losing streaks, but to win at all (and do so that convincingly) must give her a big confidence boost.

In fact, Koukalová (then Zakopalová) was the last player Laura had beaten in a WTA main draw (Beijing 2013) - I only noticed that because I'd checked when somebody had asked me the day before the draw who the last player she had beaten in a WTA main draw was! LOL

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Kounosuke wrote:
R1: Johanna Konta WR 22 vs Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) WR 52 (=CH)

ALF is generally good on clay (surprising for an 80's extra terrestrial), her win/loss is in line with other surfaces.
She took a set off Serena at Roland Garros last year.
She has just two Top 100 wins on clay in her career. JoKo only has one though.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Kounosuke wrote:
brendan wrote:
where did you find the main draw? - there's nothing there on the WTA site or the tournament's site
The actual draw's been done now, no idea where the fake draw I saw somewhere came from.

R1: Johanna Konta WR 22 vs Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) WR 52 (=CH)

Good draw for JoKo, in the context of it being a high quality field.

Pavlyuchenkova drew a qualifier, so both her and Jo will be happier with the real draw than the fake one!