Week 12 - WTA Premier Mandatory $8.6M - Miami, USA Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

Week 12 - WTA Premier Mandatory $8.6M - Miami, USA Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

3 set points. Flipkens saves the first, Jo misses the sideline with the second, but takes the third
6-3 smile

the addict · Tennis legend

Flipkens proving hard to put away with her serve, loads of slices and good volley skills
But Jo gets the break, and it's *3-2

the addict · Tennis legend

Flipkens gets her first break point of the match, but Jo saves it. Some good rallies, and terrific defence from Flipkens
4-2*

the addict · Tennis legend

Crunch time 5-3*
15-40 = two match points
Only needs one as Flipkens goes long

Good start to the title defence
First serve 69% and 76% won, 65% 0n second serve.8 aces and only 1 DF

Samson · Lower Club Player

Im sorry but to me that looked like Jo pretty much back to her best. That serve was ON.

the addict · Tennis legend

Samson wrote:
Im sorry but to me that looked like Jo pretty much back to her best. That serve was ON.

Certainly was ! Why are you sorry ?

-- Edited by the addict on Friday 23rd of March 2018 07:48:32 PM

blob · All-time great

Phew!
I must not watch more often

Jan · Hall of fame

Fab! Well done Jo

indiana · Tennis legend

Good stuff

By matching Gavrilova and Pavlyuchenkova's L64 wins Jo is for now live ranked 23.

Just another 5 wins and she'll be about back where she started !

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: KONTA, Johanna (GBR) 11 14 def FLIPKENS, Kirsten (BEL) 71 6-4 6-3

LordBrownof · Futures level

Jo was good. Her serve was on fire - best it's looked since mid last year. Calmer and focused on court.

I still think there's a little hesitancy when she moves forward to put a ball away but that will come with a couple more match wins.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Pera rubber match or Mertens?

JonH · All-time great

mertens wins through to play jo

indiana · Tennis legend

L32: (11) Johanna Konta WR 14 (CH 4 last July) vs (22) Elise Mertens (BEL) WR 21 (CH 20 in January)

Mertens beat Pera 7-6(5) 6-3. She lies 8th in the race after her storming start to the year in Australia. The Hobart International title ( beating Hev in 3 sets in the SF ) and Australian Open SF contributed 1060 of these 1131 points. Has since lost early in Doha, Dubai and Indian Wells to Cirstea, Bellis and Wang Qiang respectively.

They have apparently never met.