To be fair, tennis abstract rate jo as 3rd most likely winner in Rabat, behind mertens and martic
I would have thought it more realistic to have Jo as the 3rd least likely winner in Rabat. Anyhow I have my money on Yafan Wang to beat Jo in the 1st round. I am a Johanna Konta fan but one must be a realist.
I do hope they get this - for Harriets sake mainly. Massive doubles prep for Fed Cup (I assume) but no opportunity to play.
Because of the mantra (Jeremy Bates)that you always play your best singles player in the deciding doubles rubber of a Fed Cup tie then Harriet was not going to play unless something happened to Jo. However it does not follow that your best singles player is your best doubles player. As I said before Japan beat GB in the deciding doubles last year without recognized singles players and didn't require the services of Naomi Osaka.