Tennis Discussion Thread

Well done Jo Konta beating Louisa Chirico 6-3 6-0

^Plays either Witthoeft or Mugaruza in next round

Up to provisional around 84 in world rankings after this win

Brave performance by Laura Robson but beaten by the Russian Elena Vesnina 3-6 6-3 7-5

Laura ran out of steam in the last set after holding a 4-0 lead.

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^^ left for Football with her 4-0 double break up in 3rd set, really thought she had match in bag

Andy Murray saw off Australian Nick Kyrgios to reach the second round. He came through 7-5 6-3 4-6 6-1

No surprises there
As I stated in my previous post Krygios is vastly over rated.
If he were a musician he would be called a one hit wonder. In boxing terms he can't compete with Murray's style.

^ Krygios is very talented but a lot of time he plays very low percentage shots prefering to play a flashy crowd pleasing shot than the right shot for the situation

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never doubted his talent but playing the right shot is the main point of tennis. Game management in my opinion is more indicative of someone's true ability than the ability to hit great shots. Unless he changes his mentality he will be at best a 'every dog has his day' player.

Look at Carlton Cole the footballer. He has size, strength, speed, athleticism, the ability to go past players and can score goals with either foot. He has all tools to be a great player but is a journeyman footballer at best, because his game management is questionable and he is erratic. Krygios is tennis answer to Carlton Cole in my opinion.

Jo Konta match on Eurosport now it is 2-2 on serve in 1st set