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

the addict · Tennis legend

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

wimdledont · Challenger level

A thoroughly exhausted Vondrousova came through, cramping up towards the end, so Jo may have a physical edge tomorrow.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

A win would put Jo on 1550 points, the same as Sasnovich who is currently ranked 30th, not sure who would be 30 and 31 or how that works, but she'd be very likely to be seeded in Paris. Vondrousova would of course then be out of the picture and Sakkari would have to beat Kvitova and Mladenovic. Mladenovic would have to win the title to pip Jo, and Azarenka would have to get to the final.

Michael D · All-time great

QF: Joanna KONTA (GBR) 42 vs Marketa VONDROUSOVA (CZE) 44 (CH:40 April 19) 19yrs (JCH:1 May 15)

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Great day to come back to these two wins. Great job Jo.

LordBrownof · Futures level

There are a few injury doubts too...Andreescu, Vekic and Wozniacki being the main ones.

-- Edited by LordBrownof on Thursday 16th of May 2019 08:51:33 PM

ROSAMUND · Futures level

LordBrownof wrote:
There are a few injury doubts too...Andreescu, Vekic and Wozniacki being the main ones.

-- Edited by LordBrownof on Thursday 16th of May 2019 08:51:33 PM

That's just what I was thinking with injured players. And one has lost track of the number of players who have retired during matches in Rome. Some of these would be seeded in Paris.One hopes that nobody is in the draw when they are not fit to play.

flamingowings · All-time great

Sakkari is 3-0 and serving in the 3rd against Petra.

RedSquirrel · Satellite level

Ace Ventura wrote:

A win would put Jo on 1550 points, the same as Sasnovich who is currently ranked 30th, not sure who would be 30 and 31 or how that works, but she'd be very likely to be seeded in Paris.

Sasnovich would be ranked higher, having the greater number of points from GS/PM/P5.

the addict · Tennis legend

Kvitova retires after one more game, so Sakkari is still in the mix.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

RedSquirrel wrote:
Ace Ventura wrote:

A win would put Jo on 1550 points, the same as Sasnovich who is currently ranked 30th, not sure who would be 30 and 31 or how that works, but she'd be very likely to be seeded in Paris.

Sasnovich would be ranked higher, having the greater number of points from GS/PM/P5.

Thanks.

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Don't wish to be gloomy but if you watch part of Jo's press conference after beatng Venus she has an ice pack on her rght arm.

JonH · All-time great

I see Azarenka is down to play a singles and 2 doubles today, presumably we will see a doubles default if she wins her singles?

Julia Carrot · All-time great

ROSAMUND wrote:
Don't wish to be gloomy but if you watch part of Jo's press conference after beatng Venus she has an ice pack on her rght arm.

Well spotted. Do you have a link to the press conference (I don't have BT sport). thanks.

the addict · Tennis legend

Azarenka only had one singles and one doubles match yesterday, and Muguruza retired in the second set. I would think there's a pretty good chance she'll keep going.
Osaka has withdrawn though, so Bertens is through to the SF.