Week 46 - ITF ($25K) - Bratislava, Slovak Republic Hard

steven · Tennis legend

RE: Week 46 - ITF ($25K) - Bratislava, Slovak Republic Hard

SMC1809 · All-time great

Naomi & M'lady have just lost the first set 6-4 against the Kichenoks. Very close though.

LordBrownof · Futures level

So she has one of the best serves in the game but is still only just inside top 200. What are her main weaknesses?

She seems to play better against better opposition.

SMC1809 · All-time great

M'loady come through 4-6 6-3 12-10. smile

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Naomis main weakness is her movement in that she basically can't because she's so tall.

Also she's quite unpredictbale in that you never quite know where she will hit the ball next, screaming winner or the back fence but as she gets older she is improving on this.

The way forward for Naomi i think is to develop a game where she comes into the net more behind her serve and the odd chip and charge. Not a serve vollyer but a little bit like that

Julia Carrot · All-time great

M'loady currently in battle against the Peskovas. All 4 players 6ft + I believe !!

Ah!, Naomi (well I expect it was her!) has just broken to go *5 - 4 up.

PS. This is the final

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Saturday 19th of November 2011 02:17:54 PM

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Dang ! Got broken back

Julia Carrot · All-time great

4 -4

30 -30 Come on girls. let's be having a title here

And they duly break the twins
*5 -4

Oh, forgot to say they lost the 1st set 5 - 7. This is the 2nd.

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Saturday 19th of November 2011 02:53:14 PM

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Set all

Currently 6 - ! in the CTB

Almost there

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Saturday 19th of November 2011 03:00:42 PM

Julia Carrot · All-time great

*7 - 2

*8 - 2

9 - 2*

7 match points to play with

Yup the winners are
Naomy Broady and Kristina Mladenovic 5 - 7 6 - 4 10 - 2

Excellent.

RBBOT · Futures qualifying

100 points in 2 weeks should give both of them new doubles career highs. Naomi around 230 & M'lady will be up to around 92.

Maza1987 · Challenger level

hopefully they can forge a regular dubs partnership

wolf · Tennis legend

The cut for Auckland last year was 1598, so maybe they can start the year playing a WTA event together?