Tennis Discussion Thread

(24-07-2016 23:30 )snookered147 Wrote:  Johanna Konta has beaten Venus Williams 7-5 5-7 6-2 to win the Stanford title. Huge congratulations to her.
Brilliant stuff .

As I said I knew Konta would win. Great to be proven wrong.

Konta beaten in the q-finals this week, but still another great effort

Laura Robson won a $25,000 tournament and got a wild card into US Open qualifying

Laura Robson is through to main draw of US Open where she plays fellow Brit Naomi Broady

Surprise win for Kyle Edmund in 1st round of US Open, beating Richard Gasquet 6-2 6-2 6-3

Konta won through in straight sets as well

Laura Robson out of the US Open. She's been beaten by fellow Brit Naomi Broady 6-7, 6-3, 6-4

More good results for the Brits as both Andy Murray & Dan Evans progress into the 2nd round.
Andy got through in straight sets

Heather Watson and Aljaz Bedene were KO'd, but overall a good crop of Brits through to the 2nd round

Jo Konta had a tough match against Bulgarian Tsvetana Pionkova.

The heat had an adverse effect on Jo as she struggled for air in the 2nd set.
With the help of extensive treatment and a lot of ice Jo managed to pull herself together and ended up winning 6-2 5-7 6-2

Another Brit in the 3rd round is Kyle Emund after his win over American Ernesto Escobedo