USER1999
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You would think that with being an Aussie, she would have a bit more grit.
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Foxholer
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Pretty much agree with all of this.
I'm always keen to see her win, but I don't believe she's the 'smartest' player during a match. Those that can (successfully) change tack when their 'natural' game isn't working are truly rare though!
Got to have some sympathy for her though. It's a pretty severe test for a player to go straight to an interview after losing, then be asked pretty probing questions. I'm pretty certain that Konta, and her team, will devise a set of 'brush off' replies for such future questions.
This happens at every big tournament, you would have thought they would have had those replies sorted by now. She has been playing long enough, falling at similar stages etc so this can't be a first. The grumpiness was surely because she knew she had flopped / choked against an unranked player she should have beaten comfortably. 34 unforced errors in 2 sets is poor.
Chris Evert and John McEnroe were talking to Sue Barker after the game and apart from saying that Konta was pants, normally they pretend otherwise but this time they didn't try to hide it, they pointed out she has no plan B. She plays one way, if it doesn't work she can't mix it up. That is only going to get you so far.
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Djokovic vs Goffin, been a great match so far and how fast are they around the court and not to much noise from their mouths to make it watchable.
MegaSteve
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I think the point about the severity of the questions is fair. I thought her initial repsonse of saying she's being picked on was pathetic. But he did hound her a little after.
Can't imagine pl players being asked such stern questions and handling it well (without fines).
USER1999
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No, but in most sports they are gritty performers.
Wolf
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100% agree I actually thought it showed her fragility that instead of just coming out with a quick I lost to a better performance by the other player which would have shut the question down it showed her in a woe is me kind of light.
She doesn't have an adaptable game if her plan A doesn't work she just folds and loses. A top sports person whether they like the question or not would be able to walk out of there thinking perhaps this guy is right what can I do to make me better. But now get the impression she's going to go away and instead of focusing on what she can do to improve at big moments she will instead feel like she's being picked on because someone asked a genuine question.
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MegaSteve
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I don't recollect Ash Barty showing much 'grit' when she got beat after taking the first set...
Not do I remember her being aggressively questioned post match...
Wolf
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Difference is Barty is current world no1 and French open champ, she's going to be allowed leway as she's already proved she can hack it and win the big events,. So likely to come back stronger and go again. Whereas the question mark remains over Kontas ability to actually achieve more and learn how to get better.
MegaSteve
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I would say the difference is that we love to revel in our own sportsfolks failure... It's a national pastime/trait...
Some would argue she's not our sports folk 👹👹
I agree to an extent. Generally we build em up then knock em down at first sign of failure.
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
Well, there's a result to please the nation...
MegaSteve
Tour Winner
I would suggest the delight taken by our wonderful press of ripping into her is as clear an indication as any...
I only said in jest after yesterday’s conversation. Personally don’t see the issue with the press treating her as they did. They should just do that for everyone.
MegaSteve
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Fair do's ðŸ‘...
I've crossed my pain threshold today and probably a bit tetchy...
Well, there's no probably about it...
Golfmmad
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Well I think Konta is being unfairly treated. She didn't play at her best, granted, but its very fine margins in tennis. I saw a good bit of her game and thought although there were anforced errors, at least she was going for her shots and tried her best and didn't just give up. As anybody that didn't see the game would think she had.
As she said in her interview, she would go back to her team and talk about what she needs to work on and try and improve on that.
That Journalist was a complete arse and I thought she handled herself very well. And showed that she isn't going to be pushed around. After all nobody is saying she was going to win the title.
I don't hear many complaints referring to World no. 1 Barty crashing out as she did. Plus all the other top names going out - as they do every single year.
No I'm sorry, why should everyone gang up on Konta like they have. She tried her hardest and lost - that's life - there's always next year, and the very best of luck to her!
Kellfire
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Oh well done. She tried. She should go back to school, she’ll get a medal for that these days.
Meanwhile, back in the real world, how about she finds some explanations as to why her game falls apart at crucial moments and fixes the problems and then she won’t be asked nasty questions by the meanie journalist.
Golfmmad
Tour Winner
Oh well done. She tried. She should go back to school, she’ll get a medal for that these days.
Meanwhile, back in the real world, how about she finds some explanations as to why her game falls apart at crucial moments and fixes the problems and then she won’t be asked nasty questions by the meanie journalist.
My point is that if they treated everybody in the same way then fine. All tennis players lose matches, in every tournament all the time.
That's the reality.