In a repeat fourth round match from last year’s Australian Open, Johanna Konta will take on Ekaterina Makarova for a place in the quarter-finals. In 2016, Makarova was the higher ranked player but a lot has changed in the last year… Konta was dealt one of the toughest possible draws but she has handled it so,…
In the most anticipated match of the 2017 Australian Open so far, the number 9 and 17 seeds, Johanna Konta and Caroline Wozniacki will collide in a blockbuster third rounder on Saturday. Konta was dealt a dicey draw in Melbourne but has handled her first two rounds impeccably. In the first round she overturned a…
We’re on the final straight with the WTA Best of 2016 posts… last but not least is the annual tradition on Moo’s Tennis Blog with the countdown of my favourite WTA matches of the year. This is a personal selection so i’m sure there will be some matches that will raise a few eyebrows! As…
Sunday’s final at the China Open in Beijing will be contested between the number three seed, Agnieszka Radwanska and the number 11 seed, Johanna Konta. The Brit will be on the rise in the rankings next week by virtue of her brilliant week in Beijing. Konta will crack the world’s top ten on Monday after…
The first of the semi-finals at the China Open in Beijing has huge ramifications for not only the Race to Singapore but also the rankings as Madison Keys and Johanna Konta go head-to-head for the first time since 2010. Keys booked her place in the semi-finals of a Premier Mandatory tournament for the first time…
Johanna Konta will be aiming for not only a first ever win over Karolina Pliskova, but also to keep her hopes of qualifying for the WTA Finals in Singapore alive when the pair play each other on Thursday at the China Open in Beijing. Konta came from a break down in the first set to record…
First career match-up klaxon… the number seven seed, Carla Suárez Navarro will play the number 11 seed, Johanna Konta for the first time on the WTA tour when the pair meet in the third round of the Wuhan Open on Wednesday. Suárez Navarro had a bye in the first round and won her second round match…
A repeat of the Australian Open semi-final will see Angelique Kerber play Johanna Konta in the quarter-finals of Rio 2016 as the hunt for the medals hots up… Konta survived a three hour and nine minute marathon with Svetlana Kuznetsova, battling back for a superb, 3-6 7-5 7-5 victory. Kuznetsova had her chances to win…
In an all-seeded third round match, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Johanna Konta will play each other for the first time as they battle for a place in the quarter-finals of Rio 2016. Kuznetsova had a walkover into the third round after her opponent, Monica Niculescu was forced to pull out with a back injury. The Romanian…
In an intriguing second round match, the number 16 seed, Jo Konta will play the 2014 Wimbledon finalist, Eugenie Bouchard third up on Centre Court on Thursday. Konta had never won a match heading into SW19. Bumped up to a number 16 seed by virtue of Victoria Azarenka’s late withdrawal, Konta’s draw didn’t reflect this as…
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