US Open Day 1 - Sharapova Back With A Bang; Konta Crashes Out
The Tennis Podcast
David Law
4.5 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 29 August 2017
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Day one of the US Open was dominated by the women’s draw, with the big upset of British No.1 Johanna Konta and the stunning win of Maria Sharapova over Simona Halep.
After a long, breathless day, the Tennis Podcast team of David Law (BBC 5 Live), Catherine Whitaker (Eurosport) and Simon Briggs (Telegraph tennis correspondent) got together to look back on it all.
Did Sharapova surpass expectations, or was Halep disappointing? Will the Romanian ever actually reach World No.1 having come within touching distance on so many occasions? And can Sharapova back up this win by going on a run?
For Konta, defeat at the hands of World No.78 Aleksandra Krunic, was a big blow. Where was the match won and lost? Is Konta starting to feel the pressure of being a Top Ten player with the associated expectations that come with that status?
Elsewhere, there were impressive wins for the two British men in action - Kyle Edmund and Cameron Norrie. How far can they go?
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| 1:01.0 | Catherine Whitaker from your sport is alongside me, David Law. |
| 1:04.1 | We are on the radio commentary, |
| 1:07.6 | Gantry at the moment, looking down on the Arthur Ashe stadium. |
| 1:11.6 | Whilst, Maria Sharapova and Simone Halap are duking it out. |
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