Week 30 - WTA Premier 5 ($2.7M) - Montreal, Canada - Hard

philwrig · Hall of fame

Week 30 - WTA Premier 5 ($2.7M) - Montreal, Canada - Hard

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Very commanding performance.

6-3 6-2

Blotted her copy book in the final game, by conceding her only BP (but played a great winner to save it).

So...
If it's Genie on Center, it's a Fed Cup atmosphere, and if she wins it could be.... well, let's just wait.
Well done again Jo just keeps going. That's 7 consecutive match wins, and considering her bye last week meant she started late in the week, they've come in little over a week.
I'm wondering when the press are really going to notice, and when we can start talking contention for SPOTY?

Strongbow · All-time great

A nice win and a shed load of points - well done Johanna smile

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Heather is on the same court now, for the doubles, with Bethanie, against the Chan's - could get very feisty!

Edit: Heather, not Tara

-- Edited by AliBlahBlah on Friday 29th of July 2016 12:35:48 AM

wimdledont · Challenger level

Good to see it decided quickly. That's her 7th match in 10 days, which is a tougher schedule than a Slam winner plays. Occasionally, she looks knackered.

Heather+Bethanie v 2Chan next. This could be one of the biggest matches of Hev's career. BMS turns up at Slams to win the doubles, and it looks like her and Safarova may have split. There was a lot to impress in Heather's Wimbledon run - she didn't drop serve in either the semi, or the final, or possibly all tournament (I wasn't paying attention earlier). That's good for a woman in mixed.

BMS was WR12 at the start of this tournament, Hev WR112; so I presume that BMS knocked on Hev's door. If they win tonight, Bethanie's back into the top 10... where her regular doubles partner could naturally expect to join her in time...

Team BMW?

indiana · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Jo 6-3.

And a set from going WR 13, and more certainly and more more potentially if she reaches the SF.

But one step at a time. By the way Radwanska, who was the remaining top half highest seed is out to Pavlyuchenkova

To be followed by Venus, who had inherited the top half highest seed position, going out to Madison Keys.

Fear not for now, Madison is next on that hit list.

Quarter finals :

(15) Konta vs Bouchard or Kucova

(16) Pavlyuchenkova vs (10) Keys

(9) Kuznetsova vs (5) Halep

Kasatkina vs (2) Kerber

Lots of Ks C'mon, Kuvova.

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 29th of July 2016 01:01:56 AM

Strongbow · All-time great

Heather+Bethanie break back for 2-2.

Can't see too many relishing playing Johanna in her current form smile

wimdledont · Challenger level

2Chan retire at 3-3.

Bethanie up to WR10, and Hev overtakes Jo, around WR87.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Yung-Jan with an ankle injury has to retire. Shame, looked like an interesting match.
Good points for Hev though.

R2: Heather WATSON/Bethanie MATTEK-SANDS (GBR/USA) 124 defeated Hao-Ching CHAN/Yung-Jan CHAN (TPE) [3] 12 *2-3 RET
QF: Heather WATSON/Bethanie MATTEK-SANDS (GBR/USA) 124 v. Andreja KLEPAC/Katarina SREBOTNIK (SLO) 62

indiana · Tennis legend

Pity, not much test for BMW power tonight.

Looks like Jo, Hev and Naomi will all now be top 90 for both singles and doubles. Onward ...

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 29th of July 2016 01:29:28 AM

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Massive congratulations to Kristina Kucova. Fully 7 years, almost to the day, since she last reached her CH of an agonisingly close WR103, she today came back from a set down against Genie in front of a raucous and partisan crowd in Montreal, playing some very clever, quality tennis, to win the match 6-3 in the third.
This win means that she will, finally, break into the Top 100 come Monday. A long wait, but probably all the sweeter for it. Congratulations Kristina

Which means...
L16: Johanna KONTA (GBR) [15] 14 defeated (LL) Varvara LEPCHENKO (USA) [3] 50 6-3 6-2

QF: Johanna KONTA (GBR) [15] 14 v. (Q) Krisina KUCOVA (SVK) 121 (CH 103, Aug. 2009)

Jan · Hall of fame

Been out of internet connection for a few days - so glad to see Johanna doing so very well!

Jaffa · Challenger level

She's fast becoming a special player. She was absolutely fantastic last night.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Jo is playing brilliantly and the draw has opened up for her nicely. Potential matches against Serena and Muguruza never materialised and looking at the current draw she could well go all the way again.

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

AliBlahBlah wrote:
Very commanding performance.
6-3 6-2

Blotted her copy book in the final game, by conceding her only BP (but played a great winner to save it).

So...
If it's Genie on Center, it's a Fed Cup atmosphere, and if she wins it could be.... well, let's just wait.
Well done again Jo just keeps going. That's 7 consecutive match wins, and considering her bye last week meant she started late in the week, they've come in little over a week.
I'm wondering when the press are really going to notice, and when we can start talking contention for SPOTY?

SPOTY?! Are you on crack?

She'd have to win US Open bare minimum to even be in contention for the shortlist.