A good day overall for the Brits at Tour level yesterday. And Scotland, as Andy Murray selfishly ignored Yorkshire-day to beat Beverley's Kyle Edmund (when he loses, he is a representative of the People's Republic of Yorkshire). Also wins for Jo Konta over Sofia Kenin in San Jose and Cameron Norrie against Feliciano Lopez at Los Cabos. Defeat though for Katie Swan in Washington whilst Katie Boulter is on the brink of going out overnight as she was a set down and 4-4 in the second when rain curtailed her R2 match.
On Swan, she apparently only got a wild card for Washington at the behest of Andy Murray('s management company, who also now represent Swan), who apparently made an entry for Katie a condition of Murray also playing in the event! I guess if you have weight you might as well throw it around. Or something... She looked nervous in set one, and then I turned over to the Hockey.
Konta's win is a relief as not backing up the showing against Serena would have been painful. As Jo has very little to defend from last summer she is moving back up the rankings with this run. But it would take two more wins, i.e. making the final, to push herself back into the top 32 and a seeding for New York. Not that Konta, with her one match at a time attitude, will be thinking about that - her focus will just be on a QF against Elise Mertens in two days time, and given Jo's record against top 20 ranked players this year (bad) that is probably sensible.
On Swan, she apparently only got a wild card for Washington at the behest of Andy Murray('s management company, who also now represent Swan), who apparently made an entry for Katie a condition of Murray also playing in the event! I guess if you have weight you might as well throw it around. Or something... She looked nervous in set one, and then I turned over to the Hockey.
Konta's win is a relief as not backing up the showing against Serena would have been painful. As Jo has very little to defend from last summer she is moving back up the rankings with this run. But it would take two more wins, i.e. making the final, to push herself back into the top 32 and a seeding for New York. Not that Konta, with her one match at a time attitude, will be thinking about that - her focus will just be on a QF against Elise Mertens in two days time, and given Jo's record against top 20 ranked players this year (bad) that is probably sensible.
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