Week 12-13 - WTA Premier Mandatory ($7M) - Miami, FL, USA - Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 12-13 - WTA Premier Mandatory ($7M) - Miami, FL, USA - Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

From what I saw, Jo got her serving back to her best and Pauline hardly got a ball back in court.

Jo was playing safe groundstrokes and cruising through the match as her opponent was very disappointing. Next round should be more of a test.

tharris · Intermediate Club Player

It's worth mentioning that Risa Ozaki, Katie Swan's conqueror in qualifying, has just put out Julia Goerges to make the 4th round.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

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AliBlahBlah · All-time great

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indiana · Tennis legend

Good stuff

Clearly ranking points often don't tell anything like the whole story, but after Miami last year, Jo had earned 1207 points from 7 tournaments, including her two R1 exits before her Aussie Open SF.

This year so far she has earned 1195 while still in just her 5th tournament. So just 12 points less and will go 83 points more compared to last year if she wins her next match.

In 2016 she earned just 126 points in the clay court season before picking up on grass and more particularly the later hard court tournaments.

Maybe '"last year" for some is more selectively thinking of the Australian Open and those later in the year tournaments.

Certainly I don't see much to worry about for now.

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 26th of March 2017 05:48:05 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

I think she's looking a little tighter and stressed on court but thats understandable given everything that's happened.

She's still ticking along just fine, maybe not playing quite as well regularly as at her best last year when she was bringing the A game match in match out for a few weeks in a row, but still a cut above. It's tennis, she'll have ebbs and flows, and for the most part she's digging through even when a bit sub par.

Hopefully a lighter schedule this year helps too. She played a few too many weeks last year but i suspect didn't think she'd win so many matches!

-- Edited by PaulM on Sunday 26th of March 2017 07:44:41 PM

LordBrownof · Futures level

Wow Keys out. Big chance for Jo to progress past the next round.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R3: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 10 11 def PARMENTIER, Pauline (FRA) 57 6-4 6-0

R4: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 10 11 v ARRUABARRENA, Lara (ESP) 72 CH=61 26/9/16
H2H 0-1 Mallorca 2011 6-1 2-6 4-6