Tag: Johanna Konta
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Johanna Konta strolls through to the third round of the Australian Open
It was a topsy-turvy fourth day of the Australian Open: the tennis world collectively rubbed its eyes in disbelief as World No.2 Novak Djokovic fell foul of Uzbeki World No.117 Denis Istomin in five sets, while third seed Agnieszka Radwanska was beaten easily by veteran Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in straight sets. It was also a day…
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Watson battles through to join four Brits in the second round of the Australian Open
It was a nervy, intense encounter, but Heather Watson has seen off Australian Samantha Stosur 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 to join fellow Brits Andy Murray, Johanna Konta, Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund in the second round of the Australian Open. Both players had the upper hand at various points during the match, with the home favourite’s ferocious power…
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Poll: Is this Johanna Konta’s year?
As weeks go, it’s been a pretty good one for British No. 1 Johanna Konta. Now one of top ten players in the world, she won the Apia International in Sydney last Friday – her second WTA trophy – with a classy straight-sets victory over World No.3 Agnieszka Radwanska. So will 2017 be the year that…
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Imperious Johanna Konta wins Apia International Sydney Open in style
Wow. Watching Johanna Konta, a woman who only broke into the top 50 in late 2015, dismantle World No.3 Agnieszka Radwanska 6-4 6-2 in the Sydney Open this morning, “wow” was the only word to capture her performance. Radwanska is famed for her defensive abilities, able to retrieve the most well struck and well placed of…
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Johanna Konta beats Eugenie Bouchard to reach Apia International final
The good news keeps on coming for British tennis fans. First, Dan Evans reached the semi-finals of the Apia International in Sydney, and now British No.1 Johanna Konta has gone one better to clinch a place in the final with a very convincing 6-2 6-2 victory over Canadian Eugenie Bouchard. Konta’s victory sets up a final…
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Johanna Konta through to last eight of Shenzhen Open
British No.1 Johanna Konta regained her composure against American Vania King to reach the quarter-finals of the Shenzhen Open in China. Konta lost the first set 1-6 and was trailing 1-3 in the second, before recovering to win the match 1-6 6-3 6-2. She will now face either Kristyna Pliskova or Kai-Chen Chang in the last eight. Here’s the match…
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Six Brits in the main draw of the Australian Open
January 2017 is set to be a very busy month for British tennis fans as the cream of the UK crop take to the courts at the Australian Open. Six British players – Andy Murray, Johanna Konta, Kyle Edmund, Heather Watson, Dan Evans and Naomi Broady – will head straight into the main draw of…
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