Week 26 - WTA Premier ($998,712) Eastbourne, Great Britain (Grass)

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Week 26 - WTA Premier ($998,712) Eastbourne, Great Britain (Grass)

flamingowings · All-time great

Right we have had sets before today. Can we get a match win? Pretty please?

flamingowings · All-time great

Jo serving for the match

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

I would have told her to f off myself

flamingowings · All-time great

Well done Jo! Nice win!

Mervatron2 · Challenger qualifying

Phew. Good job Jo.

Jan · Hall of fame

Excellent Jo

Michael D · All-time great

Round up of the first round results. Winner of Jo's next match will probably plan Ashleigh Barty. Next up Jo has her recent clay court foe

R64: Johanna KONTA (GBR) [14] 18 beat Dayana YASTREMSKA (UKR) 35 (CH:32 May 19) 6-2 6-4
R64: Katie SWAN (GBR) [WC] 211 lost to Shuai ZHANG (CHN) 52 (CH:23 Nov 16) 6-7(7) 6-4 4-6
R64: Heather WATSON (GBR) 122 lost to Alize CORNET (FRA) 56 (CH:11 Feb 09) 5-7 2-6
R64: Harriet DART (GBR) 157 lost to Anett Kontaveit (EST) 20 (CH:14 April 19) 6-3 4-6 2-6

R32: Johanna KONTA (GBR) [14] 18 vs Maria SAKKARI (GRE) 33 (CH:29 Sept 18)

H2H: 2-1
Year Tournament Nation Surface Round Winner Score
2019 Rabat MAR Clay FR SAKKARI 6-2 4-6 1-6
2019 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas GBR Hard KONTA 4-6 6-2 6-3
2017 Wimbledon GBR Grass 32 KONTA 6-4 6-1

flamingowings · All-time great

I don't see Ash playing to be honest. Or it will be a one and done.

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Arrived at Eastbourne to see Jo had won. Will see at least one Brit in the ladies singles thank goodness.

markymc1983 · Club Coach

Jo is playing the same players again and again this year lol

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Wang Qiang also withdrew a little earlier, replaced by LL Pauline Parmentier.

It's 6.45 in Mallorca and Bencic-Kenin has just gone into a decider and both are scheduled to play Eastbourne tomorrow, so wouldn't be a big surprise to see either or both of those withdraw - could well end up getting a LL in who lost their Q1 match.

flamingowings · All-time great

Kenin ended up winning Mallorca after Bencic had match points in the 2nd set.
Harriet/Heather on last on court 5

flamingowings · All-time great

Barty has withdrawn (shoulder) and so an LL will be placed.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Goerges and Sevastova join her. Looks like Bencic and Kenin still plan to play, but if not, I hope Freya and Alicia haven't made too many plans or they may get a call the way it's going...

There's 6 LLs, so every FQR loser is now in the main draw. Obviously Freya and Alicia are still miles away from getting in, but not often a Q1 loser could get in (which would happen with one more). Mandy Minella replaces Ash Barty in the #1 seed position, so she retired in her FQR and now has a bye to the second round.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Monday 24th of June 2019 01:02:58 PM