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Old 28-07-2016, 21:51
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She's had a hand injury that's been bugging her on and off since the FO.
Oh no, that's totally passed me by. It makes sense then.

And there it is, Aga out.
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Old 28-07-2016, 22:15
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Ah that's right, she was getting it massaged at Wimbledon (against Cibulkova?) Clearly trying to play through the pain isn't working.
Oh no, that's totally passed me by. It makes sense then.

And there it is, Aga out.
She withdrew from Stanford because of it too.
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:32
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Why is Kerber's match not allowed to be broadcast?
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Old 28-07-2016, 23:49
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Kerber has just broke and will now serve for the match.

Update: After a long game, Kerber finally serves it out and wins 6-4 in the final set.
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Old 29-07-2016, 00:05
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Ouch Venus
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Old 29-07-2016, 00:12
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I've just realised, including today's opponent, Jo Konta's last four opponents have been American.
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Old 29-07-2016, 00:52
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Excellent start for Konta, taking the first set 6-3.

Keys v Williams currently locked at 5-5 in the second set, with Keys having won the first set 6-1.
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Old 29-07-2016, 01:28
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Solid performance from Konta against Lepchenko 6-3 6-2.

Meanwhile, Keys v Venus, 4-2 to Keys in the third set.
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Old 29-07-2016, 01:38
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And Venus is out. Heather Watson about to start second round doubles with Mattek-Sands. Time for me to retire now for he night. Genie match should be interesting. Konta plays the winner of that match.
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Old 29-07-2016, 04:43
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Further to my previous post, wasn't Nick too young to get on the original Pokemon bandwagon? It seemed to peak in 1999/2000, when he would be about 4-5. He lost to Shapovalov, who was born in 1999 so he was defo too young.
Yep it would have passed Nick by the first time. I'm young enough to have got the full Pokemon experience as a child, I remember buying my Gameboy colour and pokemon blue with my first holy communion money, think the two of them cost me about eighty Irish pounds at the time

Oh dear, Thiem retired. As did Querrey, Chardy. Isner looked knackered after going deep in Washington. Errani withdrew. Feel for the Rogers Cup organisers at this point.

Thiem has played an awful lot in the first half of the year, and foolishly played Kitzbuhel last week. Wonder if he'll take his place in Los Cabos.
Really not sure what Thiem is thinking playing tournaments every second week, glad that he's finally seen sense and decided to pull the plug this week. Zverev is another who'd want to curtail the schedule a bit.

Belinda Bencic has withdrawn from Rio. Fair enough reasoning given her injury woes.

Does continue to put Hingis in a pickle though!
Very concerning how injured Belinda is at this early stage of her career

Yay, nice win for Genie, in fact that's two tough opponents she's beaten. I really want her to improve her ranking and confidence, just to see what her actual level is. Personally I feel top 20 is probably about where she should actually be. She's got an outside chance of reaching the semi's here in Montreal, just don't ruin it by losing to Kucova!
Oh Genie girl, you never let me down

Speaking of Genie, I found these sentences from the 'playing style' section of her poorly edited Wikipedia page funny

She will also make drastic and unpredictable changes in ball direction, which also causes many points won and winners, as her opponents don't know where she's going. However a lot of her shots tend to land outside the court, making the shot accuracy percentage very low.


Also, sad to see some of the pictures from the upcoming Olympics. I had heard a lot about in the months gone by but I kinda assumed that it would be ready in time. Terrible to see that they haven't even finished the roof. Let's hope if it does rain it'll only affect one third of the stadium
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Old 29-07-2016, 09:03
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Rafa looks stunning. He should play shirtless
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Old 29-07-2016, 09:26
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Konta has had a very kind draw, has to be said. Hasnt played another seed yet and wont play one later on either. Good chance of going on and winning this now?
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Old 29-07-2016, 10:00
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Konta has had a very kind draw, has to be said. Hasnt played another seed yet and wont play one later on either. Good chance of going on and winning this now?
She has had a kind draw but came into the tournament with only a days rest and has aquited herself well. She would have to play everyday to win it which would mean playing a match nearly every day for two weeks.
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Old 29-07-2016, 10:24
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She has had a kind draw but came into the tournament with only a days rest and has aquited herself well. She would have to play everyday to win it which would mean playing a match nearly every day for two weeks.

She has been given the late match today which may help but yes, a good effort the last fortnight from her.

If she wins later she goes up to 11th in the world and could go up to 9th or 10th depending on the other matches. Definitely some motivation there for her.
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Old 29-07-2016, 12:34
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Surely Konta can beat a qualifier? Although I'm taking nothing for granted. The commentators were talking last night about the possibility of making the WTA finals.
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Old 29-07-2016, 12:38
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Surely Konta can beat a qualifier? Although I'm taking nothing for granted. The commentators were talking last night about the possibility of making the WTA finals.
Wait until after US Open. Hasn't she got a lot of points to defend there?

On the live rankings Andy's points have gone up and he hasn't played. All beyond me.

Rafa's team are more confident of him taking part in the olympics after a good practice with Andy. Keeping my fingers crossed he can play again.
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Old 29-07-2016, 12:55
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Wait until after US Open. Hasn't she got a lot of points to defend there?
Konta is currently 9th on the list from the start of this year. Saying that, if she loses tonight she could go down to 11th in that particular list by the end of the day.

Her big points are at the Australian Open where she got to the quarters . At the US Open she is defending 4th round points but given she is 9th YTD it could be a lot worse.
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Old 29-07-2016, 14:00
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Konta is currently 9th on the list from the start of this year. Saying that, if she loses tonight she could go down to 11th in that particular list by the end of the day.

Her big points are at the Australian Open where she got to the quarters . At the US Open she is defending 4th round points but given she is 9th YTD it could be a lot worse.
Jo made the semis of the Aus Open Even bigger points.
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Old 29-07-2016, 14:26
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Yep, she's now about to start entering the tricky stage of having to defend her existing points as well as trying to climb even further. It often trips players up after their first 'breakthrough' year.

Perhaps it's that sudden realisation that the *minimum* you must do is match how well you've played in the previous 12 months, just to hang on to your current ranking. It's an additional layer of pressure which she hasn't had to deal with up till the US Open begins.
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Old 29-07-2016, 14:37
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Konta is currently 9th on the list from the start of this year. Saying that, if she loses tonight she could go down to 11th in that particular list by the end of the day.

Her big points are at the Australian Open where she got to the quarters . At the US Open she is defending 4th round points but given she is 9th YTD it could be a lot worse.
Her big points were at the Australian but it is a semi-final she is defending points on

Edit Sorry smude hadn't read your response sorry
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Old 29-07-2016, 14:50
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Her big points were at the Australian but it is a semi-final she is defending points on

Edit Sorry smude hadn't read your response sorry
That's OK It was pretty remarkable to make the semi.
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Old 29-07-2016, 15:26
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Oops dunno why I typed quarter!

Regarding the US, she should be expecting to get to R4 anyway given what seeding she is likely to have.
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Old 29-07-2016, 15:37
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Konta is currently 9th on the list from the start of this year. Saying that, if she loses tonight she could go down to 11th in that particular list by the end of the day.

Her big points are at the Australian Open where she got to the quarters . At the US Open she is defending 4th round points but given she is 9th YTD it could be a lot worse.
8th actually, you've got to take out Vika.

http://live-tennis.eu/wta-race
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Old 29-07-2016, 16:32
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8th actually, you've got to take out Vika.

http://live-tennis.eu/wta-race
So if she was to win this tournament, where would that put her in the live WTA race?
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Old 29-07-2016, 16:54
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So if she was to win this tournament, where would that put her in the live WTA race?
It depends what Halep does. If Halep doesn't make the final and Jo manages to win then Jo could be as high as 3rd behind Serena and Kerber. If by some miracle it is a Konta-Halep final and Jo wins then she'd be 4th behind Serena, Kerber and Halep.

A lot of ifs, buts and maybes involved though.
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