Harriet now gets Alice Ramé which is a wholly different kettle of fish, a far more bog standard, normal player, correctly ranked or near enough, at 350 or something like that.
Of course Konjuh is very talented. As I said, I just thought that at this early point in Ana's return it was probably not such an awful draw and one she should be looking to win.
And now, rather less arguably, she should certainly be looking to at least reach the QF.
Following the score on the ITF website one could follow the score but could not see who the MTO's were for.Konjuh's career has been blighted by elbow injuries. Her one WTA singles title was Nottingham in 2015 as a 17 year old.
-- Edited by ROSAMUND on Tuesday 13th of October 2020 03:13:49 PM
Of course Konjuh is very talented. As I said, I just thought that at this early point in Ana's return it was probably not such an awful draw and one she should be looking to win.
And now, rather less arguably, she should certainly be looking to at least reach the QF.
Harriet is my fav, I get a little protective of her
Konjuh has been made the 1/2 favourite. Harriet will probably be the best player she has faced since her return, but she hasn't even had to face a TB yet in her 7 matches, and she did beat that young Rakhimova (who qualified and made R2 of the French Open and is now subsequently ranked above Harriet) en route to that aforementioned clay W25 title. Interesting match for sure. I don't think there are any streams, but hopefully something might pop up.
The winner will face another qualifier in the 2nd round (potentially Fran's conqueror), and looking a bit further ahead, the original #3 seed Lizette Cabrera was a late withdrawal, so #9 Chloe Paquet has moved into her position, so Harriet is now the highest ranked in this section. Standout junior Robin Montgomery, who just turned 16 last month, is a potential QF opponent.
Oh and Harriet is 3rd on C1 tomorrow from 10am (following a singles and doubles match), Jodie plays on Wednesday.
As you say, Ace, interesting to see how Robin Montgomery does.
Born in 2004 (like Matilda Mut.), she's ranked JWR 7 (CH 5) but chose not to play Roland Garros juniors, even though she's over here.
But, with a WTA 560 ranking, maybe she's made the decision to leave juniors behind (or non-US Open juniors maybe).