Week 19 - Womens ITF 50K - Indian Harbour, Florida

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Week 19 - Womens ITF 50K - Indian Harbour, Florida

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

I'm getting really excited to see Naomi in the grass season now.

I'm sure she''ll get a WC for birmingham but will be good to watch her play in person.

Salmon · Tennis legend

Impressive stuff. I can't wait to see her at bigger events.

Sheddie · administrator

Naomi told me last night "I was playing smart tennis with margins and using the deep rallying ball well which gave me the lead but when I was 4-2 up in the 2nd I went for too much and started overhitting and she took advantage to win the set. Luckily I got a good start in the 3rd and then ran away with it."

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Good to hear from Naomi.

Thanx for keeping us updated.

VSandhi20 · Futures qualifying

Naomi now plays Olga Govortsova [6] at 9am Florida time.

First meeting for both players and have not played in the juniors either. Govortsova is from Blearus and is 17 years old and ranked 172!!!! Coached by John Roddick!(Is that Andy's brother?) Already won 2 titles this year! (25k Jackson, Clay and 25k Minsk, Carpet) and lost in another final (50k St Paul). Going to be tough for Naomi since Olga reached the semis in Charlottesville last week, so will be comfortable on the gree clay. In the 1st round, she beat an American, 6-0 6-1.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

Tough game but Naomi tends to rise to challenges! 9AM start is a bit early even for Florida. Maybe Naomi will catch her half asleep!

VSandhi20 · Futures qualifying

the result should be in by now. with WTaworld shutdown, i emailed the tournament director about the Cavaday's result, i let you know in the next couple of hours. however, if the result is posted before then, thanks

VSandhi20 · Futures qualifying

i got a quick reply!

Cavaday lost 6-2 7-6(4)

Looks like she was struggling with the early morning start and gradually pick her game up through the second set. Good try Naomi!

johnnylad · Tennis legend

good effort from Naomi.

She's made the main draw next week so hopefully will be fresher throughout!

john · Top national player

VSandhi20 wrote:

i got a quick reply! Cavaday lost 6-2 7-6(4)

Looks like she was struggling with the early morning start and gradually pick her game up through the second set. Good try Naomi!

LOL love it how people try to figure things out going only by the results and often come up with the most bizarre explanation going by nothing but a few numbers.

Sheddie · administrator

don't think the early morning start is a factor at all....Naomi told me that she's a morning person, has had several morning matches this week...she prepares for a 9am start by getting up at 6.30 and has a 30 min warm-up around 8.

john · Top national player

Yeah, that's what I mean. I really didn't think Naomi was the type to be affected by early mornings. Also, as far as I'm aware both players started the match at the same time. Maybe Gortosova was affected by the early morning and would have otherwise won more easily.

Also where's the evidence that she GRADUALLY got her game together in second. As far as we know, she was 6-0 up in 2nd set before throwing it away!

VSandhi20 · Futures qualifying

i apologise for over-exaggerating the situation! its my opinion, and i didn't know that noami had early morning starts, that why i thought she may have been struggling IMO.

john · Top national player

I don't think you can really say she struggled. Played against a girl same age as her but ranked quite a bit higher. Certainly wasn't expected to win the match so I don't think there's any reason to search for why she "struggled". She lost, simple. Beaten by a player ahead of her at the moment, certainly on this surface.