Week 20 - WTA Premier 5 ($3.45M) - Rome, Italy (Clay)

Status Quo · Intermediate Club Player

Week 20 - WTA Premier 5 ($3.45M) - Rome, Italy (Clay)

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Brilliant

markymc1983 · Club Coach

Status Quo wrote:
She's turned me into Kate Bush: Wow-owo-owo-owo-wow, unbelievable!

What is GOING ON???

Great stuff Jo!!!

Michael D · All-time great

Here's the summary. All of 17 years ago now since Venus first reached #1

R32: Joanna KONTA (GBR) 42 beat Sloane STEPHENS (USA) [7] 8 (CH:3 July 18) 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1

R16: Joanna KONTA (GBR) 42 vs Venus WILLIAMS (USA) 50 (CH:1 Feb 2002)

the addict · Tennis legend

That's an impressive result - I didn't really expect Jo to defend her points here from last year, but she's getting better with every match.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

I'm just worried as she's playing Venus in little over an hour - talk about quick turnaround!

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Great, great result; well done Jo :D

Jan · Hall of fame

Here we go again.
Jo and Venus up on livescore.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Just tuning in, missed the first game but Bradnam and Durie are going on about Venus and 'what's going on' etc. Possibly injured.

Jan · Hall of fame

Jo broke in the opening game 3-1*
Not watching, only livescoring.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Apparently Venus was hardly moving in the first couple of games, including the immediate break, but since then she's held to love twice. The comms were thinking Venus might retire early on, but seems back to normal now.

Jan · Hall of fame

Ace Ventura wrote:
Apparently Venus was hardly moving in the first couple of games, including the immediate break, but since then she's held to love twice. The comms were thinking Venus might retire early on, but seems back to normal now.

Thanks for the info

Jan · Hall of fame

First set to Jo 6-2 and a break up already in the second *1-0

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Jo flying now, but is currently being helped by Venus. 6-2 *1-0

Halep lost earlier to Vondrousova, so the winner of this plays either Kasatkina or Vondrousova in the next round (they play soon), both very good young players, even if Kasatkina has generally been out of form this year (was about 100 in the race), and both might be favourite to advance further, particularly Marketa V, but avoiding Halep on Rome clay would be an unexpected boost, if Jo comes through this.

Jan · Hall of fame

Venus has broken back
Come on Jo!