Wk 1 - WTA Auckland - Tier 4

Sheddie · administrator

Wk 1 - WTA Auckland - Tier 4

Sheddie · administrator

B serving:

0-15; D attacks the net behind a big forehand, B doesn't do enough with pass attempt and D puts away fh volley

15-15: B works D around the court with some biig forehands and draws an error

15-30: D sneaks into the net, finishes the point with a superb stun volley on the stretch

15-40: B tries to work the D backhand slice, cross-court rally and then D plays a dropshot, draws B in who then misses a makeable high forehand volley

Game: B nets poor dropshot attempt

1-6, 0-2

Sheddie · administrator

D serving:

15-0: ace out wide

15-15: D fh long

30-15: B nets fh return

40-15: bh return netted

Game: B nets bh slice

1-6, 0-3

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Oh dear.

Sheddie · administrator

B serving:

0-15: More vicious forehands from the Greek, big winner dtl

0-30: double fault

15-30: big serve, return long

30-30: another good serve out wide, return netted

30-40: B nets forehand

Game: B dominates the point, moving D from side to side with some good forehands...pushes her out wide but D slams stunning forehand winner dtl

1-6, 0-4*

Sheddie · administrator

D serving:

0-15: great return onto the baseline draws error

0-30: B rips forehand winner dtl

0-40: another good return, angled forehand cross-court forces D to net

Game: double fault

1-6, *1-4

Well finally Bally gets another game ! Now can she hold serve ?

Sheddie · administrator

B serving:

15-0: D nets bh return

30-0: D nets fh

30-15: B nets bh

40-15: series of big forehands from B draws a short ball which she thumps dtl for a winner

40-30: forehand cross-court return winner

Game: D nets sliced return

1-6, 2-4*

Sheddie · administrator

D serving:

15-0: B bh flies long

15-15: double fault

30-15: B matching D for power in the rallies but just misses with cross-court fh

40-15: great return from B, but nets the following fh

Game: big serve down the T, short return and D whips it dtl

1-6, *2-5

Sheddie · administrator

B serving:

0-15: D's heavily sliced shots, keeping very low have given Bally problems all match and again here one throws her off balance and causes her to net a forehand

0-30: fh long

15-30: great serve out wide, easy putaway

30-30: big serve down the T, return long

30-40: another good serve out wide, B in full control of the point with some big shots into the corners but the athletic Greek is there every time and when B attacks the net, she dips a shot on the run right at Bally's feet and she can only lift it into mid-court when D is ready to slam it away

GSM: fh long

1-6, 2-6

Madeline · Admin:Moderator + Tennis Legend

Sigh. I didn't expect a win, but I hoped for a closer match than that!

Still, well done for qualifying - with better luck in the draw Elena might have done better.

imoen · Admin: Moderator+Tennis Legend

Madeline says it all really. A shame but beating a seed was always going to be too much if we're honest.

Where are these three girls headed now, does anyone know?

steven · Tennis legend

The four who have been playing this week plus Katie are all on the Alt lists for qualifying for Hobart and/or Sydney next week. Katie and Anne are near the top of the Alt lists and have a very good chance of getting into qualifying at one or the other, the rest are way off so probably won't.

I assume they're all going for AO qualifyin. If any of them manage to qualify for the main draw in Sydney or Hobart, I assume they'll have to pull out of AO Q.

johnnylad · Tennis legend

All in all an encouraging week for the British Girls, perhaps tinged with a bit of healthy realism at the end to show them the work that still needs to be done to push on towards that top 100!

Good effort girls

DUSTY DICK · Club Coach

Shame for Bally but still a good week and a promising start to 2008

wolf · Tennis legend

Tbh the other girl played extremley well.