Great Brittain's Johanna Konta and Spain's Garbine Muguruza have just concluded - at 3 hours and 23 minutes - the longest women's tiebreak-enforced match in U.S. Open history, with the Brittish qualifier coming through over the #9 seed, 7-6(4), 6-7(4), 6-2. Complete shocker on paper, no question, but Muguruza's hardcourt results have been abysmal this Summer, as she's fallen victim to three qualifiers - without even taking a set - during stops in Toronto, Cincinnati, and, now, New York. We're talking about a 2015 Wimbledon finalist who has enjoyed success on the asphalt, so a post-Wimbledon hangover could be to blame for such a drastic drop in performance. Winning only 35% of her second serve points didn't do Garbine any favors, today, either.
World #97 Konta may be a qualifier, but she landed in New York with racquets blazing, having won two consecutive ITF Challenger hardcourt events. Winning three U.S. Open qualies has her in sync with the conditions, and she is playing clean tennis as evidenced by today's paltry count of 34 unforced errors. Next up for Konta will be everybody's favorite German Dancing Queen, Andrea Petkovic.
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