Week 18 - ITF ($50K) - Fukuoka, Japan Carpet

PaulM · Tennis legend

RE: Week 18 - ITF ($50K) - Fukuoka, Japan Carpet

RainDelay · Pro player

Katie lost 7-6(1) 7-5 cry

indiana · Tennis legend

Pity for Katie.

The EWS march continues though. And that's 5 of her 6 wins in the last 2 weeks being won in the third set with reasonably comfortable looking scores in these final sets. Looks as if good fitness there, good attitude smile

philwrig · Hall of fame

Emmers continues to impress, whilst Katie still struggling to recapture anything like her best form.

steven · Tennis legend

Katie: "Ugly match today. Struggled with my footing...centre court closely resembled a sand pit. Should've brought my bucket & spade."

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Sensational! She might just get into Wimby! That would be absolutely brilliant, proof that she has the potential to go high and why you should never say never!

indiana · Tennis legend

R2 : (8) Katie O'Brien WR 225 lost to (Q) Erika Takao (JPN) WR 316 7 - 6 (1) 7 - 5

R2 : (SE) Emily Webley-Smith WR 271 beat (WC) Miyu Kato (JPN) UNR 6 - 2 6 - 7 (6) 6 - 2

QF : (SE) Emily Webley-Smith WR 271 vs (6) Kumiko Iijima (JPN) WR 203

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 5th of May 2011 06:21:10 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Ratty wrote:
Sorry to answer my own post, dashed poor form I know, but I had another look at the pic ...
The grip is so extreme that a "normal" semi-western grip player would actually hit the ball on the other side of the racquet, if you see what I mean.
Highly bizarre. No wonder she likes grass and carpet, but fair play to her ...

I thought that too, but looking at the super slow mo of her forehand on google videos, I think it's just the takeback that's a little odd, she swings the racket head back round as she comes through to hit the ball.

SMC1809 · All-time great

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggqqCRcAkAQ&feature=related

You mean this one? It does look a bit odd, but the actual grip is conventional.

Shhh · Challenger level

Tweet from EWS:

Lost 26 76 26 today after being set+53 down.went down fighting but not a lot left in the tank.or in the legs.or in the arms.or in the paws!

indiana · Tennis legend

Oh, almost a shock when Emily loses at the moment.

But with all the matches she's played recently one can understand them having some effect and that's's still a decent looking effort and just not giving up again.

Anyway, I'll head back to watching the astonishing goings on in the elections in SNP land disbelief

Wonder if Andy will play Davis Cup for Scotland after independance ? wink

LordBrownof · Futures level

Indiana - if you don't want that you'll have to come out with me and campaign against independence

indiana · Tennis legend

Don't you worry, when the inevitable referendum comes, I won't need a second invitation to totally campaign against independence

Independence will never win ( err I don't think, but then I never thought the SNP would form a majority Scottish government )

But enough of such awful thoughts...

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 6th of May 2011 03:14:21 PM