Week 35 - US Open Main Draw Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 35 - US Open Main Draw Hard

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Solid set, serve very effective, and countered a good number of BMS' net adventures with good passes and a nice lob. Don't want to let Mattek-Sands get any foothold. 6-3

Strongbow · All-time great

First set to Joko 6-3 smile

1-0* in the second. Come on Jo.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Very tough game seven, with Jo already a break up, she faced her first BP of the match, and there were four of them. But Jo saw them all off in turn, and prevailed.
6-3 5-2*

Strongbow · All-time great

Well done Johanna

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 13 14 def MATTEK-SANDS, Bethanie (USA) WC 109 6-3 6-3

R2: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 13 14 v PIRONKOVA, Tsvetana (BUL) 71 CH=31 2010

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Good unfussy and very tidy performance, just one soft game in the match. 6-3 6-3

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Great job Jo :D

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

I fell asleep last night as Jo was winning, so glad but not surprised to wake up to this news. She seemed on top for the bits I heard. Well done Jo.

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Jo's match v BMS being replayed on Eurosport shortly

Jan · Hall of fame

Well done Johanna!

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Heather up! Court has coverage. 1-0*

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

This already looks like one of those Heather matches with lots of ups and downs and long rallies. First game she looked in control, but that last game was full of errors. Very early days still though.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Hogenkamp looks sharp. Think Heather could be in trouble today, not aided by her horrendous senior record at the US Open.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

We're already discussing the surreal world of Heather Watson. She can't hit winners.
She sets the point up, hits the right shot in the right place, connects cleanly. It should be a clean winner. But it's not. Hogenkamp takes five or six steps gets to the ball, and returns it cleanly.
It's like Heather is hitting through treacle. It makes no sense. Even underpowered players like Beck or Flipper get those balls through the court to win points there and then.
It's utterly bizarre, but has been a growing thing this year, she can't win the points she sets up even when she does everything correctly.
Maybe my friends and I are just re-enforcing our opinion through observation bias, but we've all noticed it.

As a result, 1-4* in a whimper.