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Konta and Watson to face off in US Open first round
For only the third time, British No.1 Johanna Konta and British No.2 Heather Watson will go head-to-head in a top-level match later today (1 September). Konta will surely be the favourite to win the US Open first-round tie, but Watson will fancy her chances after scooping the pre-lockdown Mexican Open title earlier this year. ”It…
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Indian Wells 2020 CANCELLED due to coronavirus
One of the biggest events of the tennis calendar, the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, has been cancelled due to a local outbreak of the Covid-19 coronavirus in Coachella Valley. The decision was made following advice from the Riverside County Public Health Department, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the California state government.…
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Johanna Konta wins first match of 2020
It’s taken a while, but British No.1 Jo Konta has picked up her first victory of the year against none other than Kim Clijsters, who was playing only her second match since coming out of retirement. The Monterrey Open match, which finished 6-3 7-5, saw glimpses of Clijsters’ previous power (she had previously retired in…
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How does the Fed Cup work?
As the Great Britain team advance into the World Group II play-offs of the 2018 Fed Cup after wins over Portugal and Hungary in Estonia, we explore how the tournament actually works – and what Johanna Konta, Heather Watson, Katie Boulter and Anna Smith need to do to eventually lift the silverware. Launched in 1963, the Fed…
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Tricky first round draw for Brits Down Under
The first round draw for next week’s Australian Open has been confirmed – and it’s quite a difficult one for the British players. This year sees Johanna Konta, Heather Watson, Kyle Edmund and hopefully Naomi Broady (if she gets through the last two rounds of qualifying) take to the courts in Melbourne. While, on paper, British…
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Highlights: Defending champion Johanna Konta is out of the Sydney International
You’d forgive British No.1 Johanna Konta for cursing her luck: the World No.9 was given a very difficult draw in the first round of the Sydney International in the form of Agnieszka Radwanska. The match, which finished 6-3 7-5, was a repeat of last year’s final and saw Radwanska dominate the first set before Konta began a fightback in…
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Johanna Konta up to World No.4
Wimbledon hero and British No.1 Johanna Konta has become the fourth British woman to break into the world’s top five players. The feat places Konta on a par with the likes of Virginia Wade, Sue Barker and Jo Durie – and will be a welcome boost as she prepares for another Grand Slam campaign in the US…
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Wimbledon Day Two: How are the Brits doing?
It can be difficult keeping track of all of the British players at Wimbledon – particularly those you may not be familiar with. Luckily, we’ll be doing a regular roundup of who has progressed and fallen by the wayside at SW19. Hmm, who should we begin with? How about a relative unknown called Andy Murray,…
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Johanna Konta beats Tara Moore to register 300th victory
Not only is British No.1 and World No.8 Johanna Konta through the second round of the Aegon Open Nottingham, but she has also notched up her 300th win on the WTA circuit. It’s an impressive milestone, but not one that was at the forefront of Konta’s mind as she headed into the match: “I didn’t realise…
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Highlights: Johanna Konta wins Miami Open
What a weekend: British No.1 Johanna Konta has claimed the biggest title of her career so far by beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Miami Open. Here’s the best of the action: It’s the latest triumph in an extraordinary couple of years that have seen Konta climb from World No.146 in 2015…
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