Week 25 - WTA Premier ($936k) - Birmingham, Grass

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

RE: Week 25 - WTA Premier ($936k) - Birmingham, Grass

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Katy serving for the match at 7-5 *5-3 30-30

MP now...

Win 7-5, 6-3. Think that's a pretty similar score to the one at Surbiton.

She now plays Giorgi/Dodin winner in the FQR. Very topsy turvy match there, Dodin was 3-1 up, then 3-5 down, now 5-5 with Giorgi serving. Dodin had a break point, but now a game point for Cam. Think Dodin would be preferable.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Sunday 17th of June 2018 02:23:14 PM

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Giorgi takes the first set on a tie break. You'd think both of their games would be very suited to the grass. Cami had a good spell on grass last year but then lost to Jakupovic in the first round of Nottingham which was a big surprise.

Dodin did get to the SF of Surbiton last year, but did very little after that.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Dodin's tennis is a really strange place, as reported in RG with her loss to Hev. She's been wanting to quit, maybe, maybe not, at odds with the world, the fed, whoever.

And I've seen her play live on grass - she's not a natural, that's for sure.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Dodin's tennis is a really strange place, as reported in RG with her loss to Hev. She's been wanting to quit, maybe, maybe not, at odds with the world, the fed, whoever.

And I've seen her play live on grass - she's not a natural, that's for sure.

Yeah, it's been an awful start to 2018 for her. I said earlier in the thread that I thought Jodie and Sam's QR1 matches were winnable, but Dodin seemed to come through that pretty straightforward (mind, Sam's a fairly pretty favourable prospect herself at the moment).

I thought the short points, power strokes, kind of hit and hope would be well suited, but I don't think I've actually seen her play live or on TV on the surface. She looks competitive here though, 2-1 up in the 2nd, on serve.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

The tall, thinner girls often struggle on grass. I don't mean all of them, of course, there are plenty who manage fine. But of those who never grew up on grass or had much experience of it, I feel that they struggle more. I think they are scared of falling, have more trouble with balance, can't bend as well for the lower balls, and generally look more uncomfortable.
On the contrary, some of the smaller clay court players actually manage surprising well on grass i.e. their tennis doesn't suit grass but they manage to produce their proper level of tennis reasonably easily

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Dodin takes the 2nd set tie break (2), so into a decider.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q2: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) WC 215 def BURRAGE, Jodie (GBR) WC 523 7-5 6-3

Q3: DUNNE, Katy (GBR) WC 215 v DODIN, Oceane (FRA) 178 CH=46 12/6/17
H2H 1-0 Imola 2014 Donne 4-6 7-5 6-2

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Dodin takes it 6-4 in the decider, sealed with an ace, her 13th of the match. Wins 6-7 7-6 6-4 and now plays Katy for a place in the main draw.

Mervatron2 · Futures level

Hmm. Katy has a good shot at her match tomorrow.

the addict · Tennis legend

Well done Katy, and that is certainly a winnable draw against Dodin.
And a nice 18 points to replace the 13 she's dropping from Manchester last year

flamingowings · All-time great

Order of play out. Just Katie B in MD action, 3rd on centre. Katy D is 2nd on court 1.

This means I will hopefully get to see Heather, Jo and Petra and Garbine when I go on Tuesday. Which is pretty much everyone I wanted to see! (Ideal world would be to see Katie B's match as well but can't have everything)

Priesty · Challenger level

I'll be there spectating just tomorrow, going to stay at home Tuesday to watch Andy, Kyle and Dan. Is anyone else going? Drop me a message if you are and fancy meeting up.

(Should have posted this earlier really but forgot... confuse )

Priesty · Challenger level

Katy looking very cheerful during the coin toss, having a giggle at something the umpire said and seemed to be sharing the joke with Dodin. Seems in a good relaxed frame of mind.

ricardo89 · Junior player

Any live streaming for Katy match?