Week 23 - WTA International 220k - Birmingham (Grass)

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

RE: Week 23 - WTA International 220k - Birmingham (Grass)

wolf · Tennis legend

seagull wrote:

Why can't we just win one of these close games?

What like Naomi C yesterday? Seems people only remember when we lose.

Great effort from Elena but struggled on return throughout. cry

PaulM · Tennis legend

Pav is a very good player, and a very good grasscourter too, so no shame in this.

SHe pushed her all the way, but really had very few chances. She should of broken before the rain delay at the start of the second set, but I'm not sure it would of made much difference.

Unlike in Oz she sustained a high level throughout, and I hope she isn't too deflated.

I don't think she'll win a round at Eastbourne, but if she goes into qualies instead then she can definately come through, which would be a boost.

The points in this event are pretty crap, so a win wouldn't of moved her ranking at all. This event was about more grass practice and testing herself against better players. She's done that, and hopefully given herself a left into the big one in 2 weeks time.

Good luck Naomi, you can win thsi one.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naomi match going with serve at the moment

3-2*

3-3 SV holds after long game but no bps

40-15 40-30 40-40 df 40-A df 40-40 A- Naomi holds after bad spell, saving first bp of the match 4-3*

4-4

0-30 30-30 40-30 40-40 A- 40-40 40-A broken. Naomi's 2nd serve getting destroyed 4-5*

4-6

Naomi not putting much pressure on SV's serve. Only one game in which she made any impact and even then didn't get to bp.

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 11th of June 2009 02:25:24 PM

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Mel 1-3* having been broken twice so far

Naomi broken 0-1*

Mel has bp and she breaks for a 2nd time so it's now *2-3

I'll be surprised if Naomi gets more than a couple of games in this set.

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 11th of June 2009 02:33:20 PM

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

ahhhhhhhh girls, get it together!!

The Hoose · Satellite level

It's all going wrong here.

-- Edited by The Hoose on Thursday 11th of June 2009 02:31:18 PM

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naomi has lost the last 9 points on her 2nd serve. But she manages to hold for 1-2*

Mel 30-15 40-15 holds for 3-3

Naomi earns her first bp of the match. Can she take it? She does 2-2

JZ 40-30 40-40 A- holds for 4-3*

Naomi 30-15 30-30 30-40 Naomi still can't win a point on 2nd serve and she's broken again 2-3*

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 11th of June 2009 02:41:55 PM

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

and gives it straight back after being 30-0 up. sigh.

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

dreadful day so far. let's hope the doubles pair can produce something.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Mel broken. JZ serving for the set. Comfortable hold 3-6. Mel's first serve doing no damage at all.

Naomi wins point on 2nd serve at the 12th attempt. Then another. Then a df for 30-30 broken again 2-5*

Mel holds at the start of the 2nd set. Needs a much improved serving display from her for the rest of the contest

Naomi loses 4-6 2-6.

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 11th of June 2009 02:52:44 PM

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

ugh naomi, one to forget.

-- Edited by alex03maccy on Thursday 11th of June 2009 02:52:10 PM

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Mel has 3 bps early in the 2nd set. JZ saves all 3.

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 11th of June 2009 02:55:02 PM

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

and promptly loses them all.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naturally Mel promptly gets broken 1-2*

I wonder where Mel will finish the year? I suspect it won't be inside the top 100. She strikes me as someone with top 100 potential (assuming she can develop her game and improve her movement etc) who used the system to her advantage to get into the top 100, only to discover the obvious; that other top 100 players were a lot better than she is right now.

Mel broken again 1-4* Her first serve is winning her less than 50% of the points.

*1-5

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 11th of June 2009 03:11:56 PM