Week 35 - US Open Main Draw Hard

Long time reader · Lower Club Player

Week 35 - US Open Main Draw Hard

Spectator · All-time great

I'll take easy! Well done, Ms Konta -especially after the anxieties of the last round.

wales1994 · County player

markymc1983 wrote:
wales1994 wrote:
Any online streams?
Only this poor quality one at the moment =/

http://www.stream2watch.cc/live-television/united-kingdom/eurosport-live-stream

Thank you! Great performance from Jo - great shot at a quarterfinal here....

the addict · Tennis legend

Thanks for the screenshot of the stats Ali - well worth recording here - such great figures

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

29 winners and 6 errors is a pretty sensational set of statistics and meant the entire match finished before I could see any of it.

Jo's draw was always good too and did look like opening up completely. However, Keys has rallied from 1-5 and is currently in a deciding tie break that she looks like winning.

Edit: and Keys does win, so Jo has an appealing 4th round match against Sevastova followed by a potential high profile quarter final against either Wozniacki or Keys.

-- Edited by tony_orient on Friday 2nd of September 2016 07:27:10 PM

wimdledont · Challenger level

For the second time, after Jo's semi against Cibulkova a month or so back, a display of Slam-winning grade tennis from Jo.

Bencic is no ingenue, is over her injury, would certainly be top 20 without her recent break, and has just been dismissed in 52 minutes, outclassed from start to finish.

Players that win matches in that fashion against players of that calibre also win Slams.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

R32: Johanna KONTA (GBR) [13] 14 defeated Belinda BENCIC (SUI) [24] 26 6-2 6-1

R16: Johanna KONTA (GBR) [13] 14 v. Anastasija SEVASTOVA (LAT) 48 (CH 36, Jan. 2011)
> H2H 1-0
> 2013 Australian Open - Melbourne, Australia - Hard - QR1 - Konta by 6-3 6-7(8) 6-4

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Well done Jo!

I don't want to jump the gun and jinx her, but Jo has a fair chance to get herself to the semis. If she wins her next match fairly quickly and Woz and Keys knock each other silly, then she may be able to take advantage of any match fatigue on their part. I don't want to get too exited, but I am doing just a wee bit

indiana · Tennis legend

Wow, just in and reading.

Victory yes, but was not expecting that emphatic.

Very well done, Jo

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

From what I saw, Bencic was shocking, as in Naomi or Laura on a bad day, couldn't get a return in play, easy volley winner oh no she's put it wide.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Outstanding

indiana · Tennis legend

Well if Jo was as good as some say and Bencic shocking the scoreline does become much more understandable ...

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Jo was good, and Belinda wasn't; the latter point, though, was almost entirely due to the magnitude of the former.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Bencic is still trying to find her form since coming back from injury, so understandable that she didn't have the match toughness to compete against Jo on top form.

Strongbow · All-time great

Wow smile