Fed Cup 2010: Europe/Africa Zone Group 1

wolf · Tennis legend

RE: Fed Cup 2010: Europe/Africa Zone Group 1

wolf · Tennis legend

They've dropped Katie for Anne. disbelief

So it's Anne v Mayr first.

steven · Tennis legend

Erm ... they've dropped an on form player who's beaten Mayr in a slam recently for a player whom Mayr made cry (indirectly at least) at Wimbledon last year? I'm sure there's more to this than meets the eye, but I hope they know what they're doing! confuse

-- Edited by steven on Thursday 4th of February 2010 04:47:40 PM

wolf · Tennis legend

Seeing as Anne lost to Mayr at lasy years Wimbledon, and Katie beat Mayr only two weeks ago, that is a bizzare decision.

Mayr 1-0* Anne

indiana · Tennis legend

That's brave ( said in a way that wonders to someone as to are you really sure about what you are doing here

)

wolf · Tennis legend

Anne *2-1

philwrig · Hall of fame

Weird decision obviously they would have liked Anne to have played yesterday but she couldn't because of the six month rule. I hope we haven't scored an own goal here.

philwrig · Hall of fame

2-4* our worst fears here starting to be realised why o why o why !!

wolf · Tennis legend

I'm not really surprised she's losing, to be honest.

I'm sure Katie is looking very bemused at the moment.

Anne *2-5

philwrig · Hall of fame

2*5 Anne getting break points but as at Wimbledon Anne is getting outfought by this feisty Austrian.
Clearly on your first match back you are not going be as strong mentally as you would be with a few matches under your belt.

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

2-6 0-4 :(

philwrig · Hall of fame

This is a shocker and Nigel's choice is clearly indefensible.
All of Anne's quotes prior to this match have basically said that she believes it will take a month before she is match tight and 100% comfortable with the knee.
Due to Nigel's close involvement with Anne in a coaching sense Anne was picked for this tie. She shouldn't have been and most certainly shouldn't have been chosen for this match.
Of course it was no certainty that Katie would have won either as Mayr might be one of those players that finds a bit extra when playing for their country.

wolf · Tennis legend

philwrig wrote:

All I do know is if I had to choose between a 90% fit Anne and Katie at her best I would still choose Anne everytime.

evileye

wolf · Tennis legend

Mayr wins 6-2 6-2.

Pathetic.

Bally is capable of beating Bammer though, but the Austrians must be on a massive high.

steven · Tennis legend

But he was right then, under normal circumstances you would, but the H2H history, the fact Katie is in really good form at the moment and has been showing much better mental strength in matches this year and the fact that even Anne herself didn't seem to think she was ready. I didn't think there was a cat's chance in hell that Anne would be selected ahead of Katie for this rubber and the way it's turning out is making Nigel Sears (usually so competent) look worse at team selection than JL, and that's saying something.

There must be more to this than meets the eye, surely, e.g. Katie having picked up and injury and/or Anne being determined to get revenge for that Wimbledon defeat and convincing the management to let her play this match. All so very, very wrong - though if she comes back in this match from a set and 0-4 down, I'll be delighted to be proved completely wrong!

-- Edited by steven on Thursday 4th of February 2010 06:00:28 PM