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26/1/2016
Johanna Konta vs Zhang Shuai

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00:00I mean, it was almost 28 winners compared to 3 hours.
00:15Yeah, I mean, let's look at the stats as well.
00:1728 winners for Conta versus 22 unforced errors.
00:20The digits for Zhang, very, very different.
00:22We'll have a look at those in a moment.
00:24It took Conta to secure that first set a long time, didn't it?
00:27Six set points, Zhang Shuai kept coming back at her.
00:31One criticism of Zhang, maybe her game is a bit one-dimensional?
00:36Yeah, I mean, she just has one game.
00:38There's not much.
00:39It's just hitting from the back.
00:41I think she's got to put a little bit more variation,
00:43like trying to be consistent sometimes,
00:45getting that slice a little bit.
00:47And she does it.
00:51Oh, and it just proves what that is.
00:57Two tough a cast, but this stage anyway.
01:00Her volleys is good, but that variation on her game should be worked on after the Australian Open.
01:06This is not the best tennis we've seen from Conta, but champions.
01:10She's yet to become a champion.
01:11But, you know, these great players just find a way to dig in and come through.
01:15What particularly impresses you about her?
01:18We touched on her maturity for 24-year-old there.
01:21Well solved.
01:24Well, on the sixth set point,
01:29Joanna Conta from Great Britain wins the opening set in 48 minutes.
01:34So much interview with Sam Smith that she,
01:36she's a pretty mature lady, isn't it?
01:38She's got it all under control.
01:39Yes, and it shows in the court, you know,
01:41she was walking through the first set and then Zhang Shuai came,
01:44stuck with her, and then, you know,
01:46even her first percentage of Joanna wasn't too good today.
01:49But then, at that point, you know,
01:51she came out with aces where, you know,
01:53you don't see that coming out too often from her.
01:55But that made a crucial point for her.
01:58So, as we see Conta go through,
02:00a lovely moment there as well.
02:02You know, the two stories of this first Grand Slam of the season.
02:05The match summary, we've touched on.
02:07Winners are forced errors and they really do tell the story.
02:10Much better digits from Conta versus Zhang.
02:13Yeah, as I was saying, you know,
02:14I want to see that Conta percentage going up.
02:16Yeah, the aces was good.
02:17And the winner says it all.
02:19I mean...

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