Johanna Konta

[Sallydaisy]

Jo won!!

[roytennisfan]

A maSSIVE MASSIVE WIN FOR JO

[Teresa]

She has done it. Well done. Straight sets no less.

[david1610]

Welcome to the big time Jo! Isn't that one of the top four tournaments below the Slams for the WTA?

[Stell]

You beauty!!!

[Alis]

:dance::dance::dance::dance: Fantastic - well done Johanna Konta!!!!!!!

[Linda]

:cheer:

[lovetennis]

:boogie::boogie::boogie::boogie::cheer::cheer::che er::dance::dance::dance:

Well done Jo, we have a British winner even without Andy playing :GBflag::GBflag:

[harriet]

that's the way to do it, 6-4, 6-3, caroline dropped serve, so jo was spared having to serve it out

[Jennan]

Well done Jo, enjoyed the match.

[Alis]

Welcome to the big time Jo! Isn't that one of the top four tournaments below the Slams for the WTA?

I think it is!

[RosieBear]

Brilliant Jo! :clap::clap::clap: So happy for her :yahoo:

[Alis]

:boogie::boogie::boogie::boogie::cheer::cheer::che er::dance::dance::dance:

Well done Jo, we have a British winner even without Andy playing :GBflag::GBflag:

#.... but wouldn't it have been wonderful to have two British winners? Maybe one of these days!

[jackie55]

Congratulations Jo, well done, great win, first of many:dance: :dance:

[RoastLamb]

:bravo::party::boogie::clap::dance::yahoo::GBflag:

[JAMES4578]

Fabulous and mature performance from Jo to take Miami, awesome! Certainly the more aggressive and assertive player and a deserving winner, a few nerves along the way but to be expected! Caroline couldn't exert enough sustained pressure despite her experience. Hopefully will be major milestone to take Johanna to the next level.:cheer::cheer::cheer::clap::clap:

[patlowe]

Oh wow!! Well done Jo!! That is a fantastic win!! Could only follow on live scores but she obviously played well and held her nerve. Some good news from Miami at last. Brava Jo! :GBflag::clap::clap::trophy:

[pabbers]

Brilliant! Just wish I could've seen it :crying:

[WimbledonWestie]

Great result. Well played Jo!

[roytennisfan]

Jo does not have too much time to celebrate, she will be moving up the eastern us to Charleston for their pr470 tournament and will be second seed. The draw should be out anytime

[Alis]

What a convincing win - Jo held her nerve and won against a very much more experienced opponent. Well done, Jo!! I really hope this is the start of something big for her.

[roytennisfan]

Live Rankings

1 CH Angelique Kerber 29.1 GER1 7340 - -175 - Lost in Miami QF - -
2 1 Serena Williams 35.5 USA1 7010 - -120 - - - -
3 CH KarolÃ*na PlÃ*šková 25 CZE1 6020 - +380 - Lost in Miami SF - -
4 CH Dominika Cibulková 27.9 SVK1 5245 - +85 - Lost in Miami R16 - -
5 2 Simona Halep 25.5 ROU1 5022 - - - Lost in Miami QF - -
6 2 Garbiñe Muguruza 23.4 ESP1 4790 - - - Lost in Miami R16 - -
7 NCH (9) Johanna Konta 25.8 GBR1 4330 +4 +785 - Miami W - -
8 2 Agnieszka Radwańska 28 POL1 4290 - -55 - Lost in Miami R32 - -
9 2 Svetlana Kuznetsova 31.7 RUS1 4025 -2 -530 - Lost in Miami R16 - -
10 1 Venus Williams 36.7 USA2 3865 +2 +380 - Lost in Miami SF - -

[roytennisfan]

Live Race

WTA Championships Qualification Cut 6650
1 KarolÃ*na PlÃ*šková 25 CZE1 2151 +1 +390 - Lost in Miami SF - -
2 Johanna Konta 25.8 GBR1 2075 +7 +1000 - Miami W - -
3 Caroline Wozniacki 26.7 DEN1 2045 +2 +650 - Lost in Miami F - -
4 Serena Williams 35.5 USA1 2030 -3 - - - - -
5 Venus Williams 36.7 USA2 1936 -1 +390 - Lost in Miami SF - -
6 Elina Svitolina 22.5 UKR1 1655 -3 +10 - Lost in Miami R64 - -
7 Elena Vesnina 30.6 RUS2 1402 -1 +10 - Lost in Miami R64 - -
8 Svetlana Kuznetsova 31.7 RUS1 1265 - +120 - Lost in Miami R16 - -

[gardengnomie]

Don't forget... Halep was serving for the match against Konta!
Konta really pulled some great fightbacks off this week.

When I think back to the first round of Miami where all the brits seemed to lose within the space of about an hour... I thought to myself - well, jo, it's all down to you now! And so it was - didn't she deliver??!!

[patlowe]

Anne Keothavong will be delighted too! This must surely up the confidence level of the Fed Cup team??

[Alis]

Don't forget... Halep was serving for the match against Konta!
Konta really pulled some great fightbacks off this week.

When I think back to the first round of Miami where all the brits seemed to lose within the space of about an hour... I thought to myself - well, jo, it's all down to you now! And so it was - didn't she deliver??!!

Absolutely!

[JerryD]

Such an amazing achievement. Well done Jo!!

[Jan]

Just home.
Brilliant, fantastic, etc, etc!!!
:GBflag::GBflag:

[sloveniadave]

Brilliant effort! Now I need to get my head round the WTA rankings system which seems very different to the ATP. Any experts out there? I know Jo didn't have a great clay season last year, but how far up the rankings can she go between now and Wimbledon?

[ljs]

Big congrats to Johanna , so impressed with her :clap:

[roytennisfan]

Charleston Draw Jo 2 at bottom

Keys [1] - BYE
Q - Rogers
Osaka - Larsson
Doi - Zhang [13]

Lucic-Baroni [11] - Q
Brady - Barthel
Bondarenko - Rodina
BYE - Bertens [7]

Vesnina [4] - BYE
Q - Q
Q - Ostapenko
Sakkari - Davis [14]

Gavrilova [9] - Errani
Y-Y. Duan - Q
Chirico - Beck
BYE - Wozniacki [5]

Sevastova [8] - BYE
Arruabarrena - Petkovic
Erakovic - Q
Linette - Putintseva [12]

Safarova [15] - Lepchenko
Q - Mattek-Sands (WC)
Tsurenko - Siegemund
BYE - V. Williams [3]

Stosur [6] - BYE
Jankovic - Alexandrova
Kucova - Carter (WC)
Buyukakcay - Begu [10]

Siniakova [16] - Puig
Kasatkina - Kovinic
Day (WC) - Riske
BYE - Konta [2]

[AllyB]

Just read the BBC's lead article on Jo targeting No.1, in it they include quotes from Judy Murray - "mother of Andy"! Can't believe there can be many folk don't already know who Judy is without the Andy link!

[Stell]

I know, AllyB. I remember someone calling her 'the mother of British Andy Murray and Scottish Jamie Murray'.

After the match, I put the TV on and found the sports reporter on BBC news 24 was talking about the match. He then had to talk to Russell Fuller about it. This morning, Mr Fuller was on radio five live saying the same thing and he did it again on breakfast news.

[WimbledonWestie]

It's probably the same interview being replayed.

[jagmad]

Johanna my sweet these are for you.
:flowers::flowers::flowers::bravo::GBflag:

[Jan]

I love this tweet from Naomi Broady:
"She came, she saw, she 'kontad' �� best tweet I've seen today! Killing it JK �� @JoKonta91"

edit - apparently this first appeared in the Telegraph.

[karanga]

Brilliant stuff. Congratulations Jo!!! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: :GBflag:

[sir coolerking]

If she makes the QF's this week and Wozniacki doesn't go a round further than her, she will take the Number 1 spot in the Race.

[Jan]

Jo has withdrawn:
"Volvo Car Open‏ @VolvoCarOpen 17m17 minutes ago

Johanna Konta has withdrawn from the #VolvoCarOpen due to a right shoulder injury.

We wish Jo the best and a speedy recovery!"

and
"Volvo Car Open‏ @VolvoCarOpen 15m15 minutes ago
Replying to @VolvoCarOpen

"I’m very sorry to have to withdraw," Konta said. "I was battling a slight shoulder injury and sickness during Miami which has taken hold.""

Get well soon Jo!

[JAMES4578]

A pity but obviously for the best,all the more credit for winning Miami!

[themass15]

Tried to find this info out without success. Saw she wasn't in the draw and possibly replaced by Daria Gavrilova

[Stell]

Just read about Jo pulling out with an injured shoulder and an illness. She, certainly, didn't seem to have an injury yesterday.

[suttontennis]

something that struck me during the prize giving ceremony, the MC kept calling Jo 'Yohanna' . Is it pronounced like that, or the traditional 'johanna'. Given that she's known as Jo, I thought the latter. Or doesn't she mind ?

[Josephine]

Her name is Johanna pronounced Yohanna. Her parents are Hungarian - so she has a Hungarian name. She has said she does not like being called Jo.

Us Brits always want to shorten names - but obviously as this not her name she doesn't like it - but I'm sure she knows she can't make people change habits

[david1610]

Just read about Jo pulling out with an injured shoulder and an illness. She, certainly, didn't seem to have an injury yesterday.
Well.. could be a precaution but I also remember one of the signs Andy had made it solidly into the top ten was a change in the number of tournaments played per year. If you only play an average of two or three games a tournament, you can play 25-30 a year. If you are expecting to go deep in tournaments, you go down to 18-20. I suspect she has arrived at that stage.

[Stell]

I've read, on the BBC website, Jo's going to be playing in the women's Tie Break Tens on the 4th of next month in Madrid. Maria Sharapova will also be playing in it.

[roytennisfan]

Jo has taken a wildcard in the Porsche Stuttgart tournament next week

[Stell]

I saw Jo on the Breakfast news, this morning. She talked about herself becoming world number one, one day, and helping the children.

[roytennisfan]

ike Dickson‏Verified account @Mike_Dickson_DM 5m5 minutes ago
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Jo Konta to play a qualifier next week in Stuttgart, She could not play Sharapova unless they both make the final.

[sir coolerking]

But she is drawn to meet Halep in the QF's if she wins two matches!!

[Jane]

Johanna's match in Stuttgart is about to start - I wish her all the best of luck :thumbup::thumbup: :thumbup:

On BT Sport 1

[roytennisfan]

Jo holds, these two both giving it a bit of wellie

[roytennisfan]

Finding the car a bit distracting

[Stell]

1 - 1.

[Stell]

Jo saves to break points to make it 2 - 1.

[lynne]

Showing on Bet365 also....good job I got my son's account details....comes in handy!!....eek!....COME ON JOHANNA!!!

[roytennisfan]

Cmon Jo break back 3bps yes back to 3-3

[lynne]

TB it is......Jo 2-0

3-2

6-5


Jo get the first set 7-6

[greatunclebulgaria]

:dance::dance:First set in the bag

[Jane]

Johanna wins the set in the tb - well done:dance:

[roytennisfan]

Jo recovers from 0-2 to 2-2 in second set

[lynne]

Osaka playing with a stomach injury....3-3 & 30-30 in second

[lynne]

Osaka may be injured but is sure playing well...Osaka..5-3 and she gets the 2nd set & into a third we go

[roytennisfan]

Yes a mixture of her playing well and Jo making a few crucial unforced errors, cmon Jo

[roytennisfan]

15-40 cmon Jo hold

[Jan]

Come on Jo - you can do this.
Have to go out so will miss the rest. Hope for good news later.

[roytennisfan]

What an interruption at 30-40

[roytennisfan]

Jo holds 1-0, back to Jo serving first again

[lynne]

Well done Jo...COME ON!!!...1-0

[roytennisfan]

Jo breaks 3-1 and serving

[roytennisfan]

4-1 keep going Jo

[roytennisfan]

Jo breaks to love swatting away a serve 5-1

[lynne]

Osaka's level has really dropped...Johanna serving for the match

[roytennisfan]

mp cmon Jo

[Jane]

Jo wins the match - very well done :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:

[roytennisfan]

Jo wins ...and it wasn't easy ...until the final games

[lynne]

Johanna gets the match 7-6, 3-6,6-1....even though Osaka was injured Jo still had a little battle going there, interesting to listen to the coaches ...Well Done Jo!!!..plus good interview from Johanna!

[jagmad]

Well done Johanna,
for you.
:flowers:

[JAMES4578]

Maybe tougher than need be even if challenging opponent, however Jo convincing winner in the 3rd- well done!

[Alis]

well done, Johanna!:bravo::GBflag:

[Jan]

Just back
:phew:
Well done Johanna!!!
:GBflag:

[anor]

Congrats, Johanna! :clap: :clap:

[patlowe]

Just home! Great news to come back to...so glad Johanna won today! :clap::clap:

[sir coolerking]

Second on court against Sevastova today - a win would take her to number 2 in the Race above Wozniacki.

[Jane]

Johanna's match is up on LS. I wish her all the best :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Jan]

Just as I have to go out :grrr:
Hope to be back before the end!
Good luck Johanna!
:GBflag:

[Jane]

Players warming up

[roytennisfan]

Cmon Jo, get going 1-3

[roytennisfan]

Sevastova serving for the set 5-3, cmon Jo break!

[Jane]

Oops - 3-6 :crying:

[JAMES4578]

Hopefully Jo can fight back, however clay still a bit of a challenge.

[roytennisfan]

Jo a set down but 3-1 up

[Alis]

Now 5-5 in the second - going with serve. C'monnn Jo!

[Alis]

............... and Jo is broken. Sevastova serving for the match at 6-5.

[roytennisfan]

Jo lost 3-6 5-7 she did have chances but....

[Alis]

Oh dear! Sevastova did serve well but Jo rather threw that away.

[Jan]

:sad:

[JAMES4578]

Certainly disappointing that Jo couldn't consolidate her early lead in 2nd, Sevastova though was the better player on the day. Still some work for Konta to do on the clay before she looks comfortable.

[Stell]

I've read about an inquest into the death of Juan Coto has concluded Juan killed himself.

[themass15]

That was reported a couple of weeks ago.

[patlowe]

Good luck Johanna playing Siegemund later this evening in Madrid. Tough one!

[roytennisfan]

Good luck Johanna playing Siegemund later this evening in Madrid. Tough one!

Yes a really tough draw, see they have moved some with Radwanska pulling out

[andyfer]

Is this not on tv?

[Jane]

Its on BTSport3 red button.

Wishing Johanna all the best of luck :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Alis]

The match before Johanna's is still on court and looks like it's going to a third set. It could be after midnight before Johanna hits a ball!

[Jane]

The match before Johanna's is still on court and looks like it's going to a third set. It could be after midnight before Johanna hits a ball!

Yes.....just what I was thinking. Think I will have to go to bed - eyes are closing!!!!

[Jan]

Good luck Johanna!
:GBflag:

[andyfer]

Found it on BT Sport ESPN.

[Teresa]

Jo is currently 3:2 ahead with a break.

[Teresa]

Jo has just taken the first set 6:3. She is playing well.

[JAMES4578]

Unfortunately Jo couldn't quite sustain the momentum, goes down to Siegmund 3-6.7-5, 6-4. Certainly disappointing as she was 3-0 up in 3rd but was tough draw.

[Alis]

What a pity but then Siegmund is a clay specialist and Jo seems to be having her problems with the red stuff.

[Jan]

Crazy time to be playing a match.

[Stell]

Jo and Shelby Rogers lose 5 - 7, 1 - 6 to Babos and Hlavackova.

[Jan]

Good luck to Johanna for her match vs Putintseva this morning.
Sadly I'll miss it.
:GBflag:

[Pam]

Jo fights hard to hold serve for 4-2

Come on Jo :GBflag:

[Pam]

Jo having to fight really hard to hold her service games at the moment She comes through another

5-3

[lynne]

Yes having trouble with her serve but getting a little better & Johanna takes the first set 6-3....Come On Johanna!!

[Pam]

Great work from Jo so far in the second set. She's serving at 4-0 :GBflag:

[lynne]

Her first serve is still below par at only 37%, the ref had to stop the match as a ball boy has collapsed with the heat......


Johanna 5-0

[Pam]

Oh dear a ball boy is feeling faint and goes down. I hope he recovers well and wish him well.

[lynne]

It's a good job the ref noticed him as Johanna was about to serve

[Pam]

Jo takes it 6-3 6-0

Well done Jo! Onwards and upwards!! :GBflag:

[lynne]

Well Johanna gets the win 6-3, 6-0...Well Done Johanna!!!!!....Great result!!

[patlowe]

Great start Johanna!! :clap::clap: Don't have BT Sport so couldn't watch it...just follow on livescores.

[Alis]

Well done, Johanna! :dance::dance::dance:

[Jane]

Well done, Johanna :dance: :dance:

[Jan]

Great news to come home to - well done!!
:clap::clap:

[anor]

Well done Johanna! :clap: :clap:

[roytennisfan]

Good win for Jo, takes her to #2 in the race just behind Pliskova

[Jan]

Venus up next for Johanna!

[JAMES4578]

Jo has good record with Venus mind you, however clay more challenging!

[Jan]

About to start - good luck Johanna!
:GBflag:

[Jane]

Johanna is down 1 - 4 and is serving.

[roytennisfan]

1-6 pretty emphatic, cmon Jo

[roytennisfan]

Has somebody turned the clock back and made Venus 10 years younger? Certainly very impressive so far.

[Jane]

Venus gets the first set 6 - 1. Johanna did not play badly, but this is not her best surface. Come on Jo :thumbup:

[roytennisfan]

JO holds 1-0 Cmon Jo

[Jan]

On serve 3-2* in the second.
Jo's had a few break chances in this set.
Come on Jo!!

[roytennisfan]

4-3 still on serve, very close

[roytennisfan]

Another bp, this time please Jo

[roytennisfan]

Yes 5-3 Jo

[roytennisfan]

2 sp

[Jane]

Jo gets the second set 6 - 3 :dance: :dance:

[roytennisfan]

Big set from Jo, levels it 6-3

[Alis]

Well done Jo!! She really stuck in there - didn't panic - and got the result. All to play for now.

[Jan]

Great from Jo!!!
Venus' level dropped a bit.
More please Jo!!

[Jane]

Venus gets the win :crying: :crying:

Sadly, Rome has not been a happy place for the Brits this year

[Jan]

Venus too good today.
:sad:

[exislander]

Konta and partner, from 6-2, 5-2 lost 2-6, 6-7, 7-10 to an Italian pair.

[Alis]

Oh dear - Rome really hasn't been good to the Brits this year.

[JAMES4578]

Pity Jo couldn't get one win, proved to be tougher challenge against Venus on clay-pity couldn't get closer in decider though.

[Stell]

Jo plays Radwanska in the first round of the French Open.

[Linda]

No she doesn't, she plays Hsieh.

[themass15]

I knew Jo played a Chinese player. Couldn't possibly be up against Radwanska as she would also be seeded.

[Stell]

I got it from the live updates on the Telegraph website. They suddenly changed it, whilst they were doing the men's draw.

[Stell]

Jo and Hsieh have just walked out.

[Stell]

Now warming up.

[Jane]

Best of luck, Johanna :thumbup: :thumbup:

[Stell]

Jo to serve first.

[Stell]

Good start for Jo.

[Stell]

Break point for Jo.

[Stell]

2 - 0.

[Stell]

3 - 0.

[Stell]

3 - 1.

[Stell]

4 - 1.

[Pam]

Come on Jo!!

4-1

[Stell]

5 - 1.

[Stell]

Jo wins the first set 6 - 1.

Wim looking very relaxed.

[Jane]

First set to Jo :yahoo:

[Pam]

Stunning tennis from Jo!

First set to her 6-1

[Stell]

0 - 1.

[Stell]

1 - 1.

[Stell]

I feel sorry for those military men having to wear those uniforms in such a sweltering day.

[Stell]

Break point for Jo.

[Stell]

Saved by Hsieh.

[Stell]

1 - 2.

[Stell]

2 - 2.

[Stell]

2 - 3.

[Stell]

3 - 3.

[Stell]

Break point for Jo.

[Stell]

Saved by Hsieh.

[Stell]

3 - 4.

[Stell]

Two break points for Hsieh.

[Stell]

Jo saves one.

[Stell]

Jo saves the second one.

[Stell]

Another break point for Hsieh.

[Stell]

Jo saves it.

[Stell]

Break point, again, for Hsieh.

[Stell]

Saved.

[supergran]

4 all. Come on Jo!

[Stell]

4 - 4.

[Stell]

The winner, who should be Jo, will play Taylor Townsend in the second round. As Taylor is three games away from winning her match.

[Stell]

4 - 5.

[Pam]

Come on Jo keep plugging away!!

4-5

[Stell]

Taylor now two games away from winning.

[Stell]

5 - 5.

[Stell]

Hsieh saves one of three break points.

[Stell]

Another one saved.

[Stell]

Hsieh saves the third one.

[Stell]

5 - 6.

[Stell]

Taylor Townsend wins the match with a bagel in the second set.

[Stell]

Set point for Hsieh.

[Stell]

Saved by Jo.

[Stell]

Tie break.

[Jane]

tb time

[Stell]

1 - 0.

[Stell]

2 - 0.

[Stell]

2 - 1.

[Stell]

2 - 2.

[Jane]

:sofa:

[Stell]

2 - 3.

[Stell]

2 - 4.

[Stell]

2 - 5.

[Stell]

Set point for Hsieh.

[Pam]

Come on Jo FIGHT!!!

[Jane]

Oops - second set to Hsieh :sad:

[Stell]

Hsieh wins the second set 7 - 6 (7 - 2).

[RosieBear]

Heieh has got a really tricksy game - lots of variation and giving Jo bit of runaround tbh. C'mon Jo!

[Pam]

Oh dear Jo has lost the TB

Come on Jo stay focused for set three :boogie:

[Stell]

Two Brits now playing.

[Stell]

1 - 0.

[Stell]

1 - 1.

[Stell]

2 - 1.

[Stell]

2 - 2.

[Stell]

Two break points for Hsieh.

[Stell]

2 - 3.

[Pam]

Keep fighting Jo!!

Broken! 2-3

[Pam]

She breaks straight back!!

3-3

Come on Jo!!

[Stell]

Jo breaks back to make it 3 - 3.

[themass15]

Jo making life very difficult for herself.

[Stell]

Jo saves one of the two break points.

[Stell]

3 - 4.

[Pam]

Jo is really struggling on her serve now She's been broken again!! 3-4

[Stell]

3 - 5.

[Hawkeye]

Johanna is not at the races today.

[Stell]

4 - 5.

[Stell]

Typical Mullins, mentions Sir Andy and Kyle but forgets Jamie (Murray) is doing well in his match with Bruno.

[Stell]

Jo has two break points.

[Stell]

One saved.

[Stell]

Saves the second one.

[Stell]

Another one for Jo.

[Teresa]

And the third

[Stell]

Saved.

[Teresa]

Now a 4th

[Stell]

Another break point for Jo.

[Stell]

Swear word.

[Teresa]

Saved

[Teresa]

Match point

[Stell]

Match point for Hsieh.