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indiana


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Yes, don't think we need to worry much about our Heather.  After a slowish looking start in qualifying on the green clay an already pretty good looking effort against McHale now looks even better.

Just such a pity she couldn't maybe have got 72 points out of qualifying plus last 16 with a last 16 match against Hantuchova or Rodina ( looks as if she might have had a chance against Kleybonova eyepopping.gif ). I think a match with Daniela would have been interesting.  It would also be great so see her fairly soon get a real big 100 plus rankings haul, more just because she has that ability and almost I feel deserves a real big one, though she has 80 points to defend in Eastbourne in June.  Interesting to see how she plays on the red stuff before then.

Maybe not be too bad if McHale presses on here and in other places if Heather does look on McHale as a real target and someone she feels she is pretty much on a par with just now. That said, soo much better to have beaten her here though !



-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 6th of April 2011 12:44:35 AM

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Hev is going to be fine despite this disappointing loss. As in life, you learn more from a failre/loss than you success/win.  Hev is too young to let herself become obsessed by rankings. She'll be top within a year or so, and will probably go on to even greater stuff in due course. 

 

Are we expecting her to do much on the clay this year?

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stevemcqueen wrote:

Hev is going to be fine despite this disappointing loss. As in life, you learn more from a failre/loss than you success/win.  Hev is too young to let herself become obsessed by rankings. She'll be top within a year or so, and will probably go on to even greater stuff in due course. 

 

Are we expecting her to do much on the clay this year?

Steve

 

Yes, more than any other female 18yr brit in recent memory. Would like to see her win a couple of rounds of qualy at the French.



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From what I have seen of Heather, I had thought that her game would adapt to clay well. Is that a fair impression?

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indiana


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stevemcqueen wrote:

Hev is going to be fine despite this disappointing loss. As in life, you learn more from a failre/loss than you success/win.  Hev is too young to let herself become obsessed by rankings. She'll be top within a year or so, and will probably go on to even greater stuff in due course. 

 

Are we expecting her to do much on the clay this year?

Steve

 

Wow, greater than top.  Just what greatness does await Heather ?   I am guessing a number was missed out  smile 



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I think he meant gb number 1.

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Will be interesting to see how Heather goes on the red clay, which is far more tricky to play on than the green stuff. To me to be a successful clay court player primarily you have to be comfortable moving on the surface. You may have the game for clay but if you can't slide you are at a severe disadvantage. Luckily though there is only a small minority of players that truly love playing on this surface and so if Heather can avoid those she should do OK.

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Sorry for going off topic but Ive just noticed the following from this weeks WTA Race Rankings;

68) Elena Baltacha
69) Anne Keothavong
70)Heather Watson.

Just goes to show how close our top 3 women have performed this year. The clay season could be interesting as I would say Anne plays the best on the dirt, followed by Heather and finally Bally, who has always struggled on this surface.

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I've just looked at the WTA site, and you appear to have Anne and Heather the wrong way round!

ie Heather 69

Anne 70.



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Yes, Anne right in there in a very close GB race, thanks very largely to the Australian Open.



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McHale def Hantuchova 7-6(3) 6-1

Hantuchova was up a double break in the 1st set and somehow managed to lose it.



-- Edited by nadster on Thursday 7th of April 2011 09:48:21 PM

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nadster wrote:

McHale def Hantuchova 7-6(3) 6-1

Hantuchova was up a double break in the 1st set and somehow managed to lose it.



-- Edited by nadster on Thursday 7th of April 2011 09:48:21 PM

 

 Shh, just don't tell Heather   no



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Will Mchale continue her run tonight against Jelena J? Probably not as I have placed my 1st online bet ever on her doing so !!!

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Julia Carrot wrote:

Will Mchale continue her run tonight against Jelena J? Probably not as I have placed my 1st online bet ever on her doing so !!!

 

oooh, not sure about that.

JJ is playing well as of late, and is always pretty handy on this surface. But for your sake, I hope the mchale pulls it off.smile



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Unfortunately she didn't - JJ handed out a 2 & 0 thrashing!

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