Week 6 - WTA ($220K) Pattaya City, Thailand - Hard

philwrig · Hall of fame

RE: Week 6 - WTA ($220K) Pattaya City, Thailand - Hard

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Great win for Anne.

One win out of three probably par for the course on today's matches, but Anne was the least likely to get the win.

Now she should have the benefit of knocking out a top seed in that she won't have to face high ranked opponents in the enxt couple of rounds.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: KEOTHAVONG, Anne (GBR) 88 v MIRZA, Sania (IND) 111

Anne beat Sania in 2008 but lost to her in 2009.

LordBrownof · Futures level

Isn't that Anne's best career win?

Reeltime · Satellite level

LordBrownof wrote:
Isn't that Anne's best career win?

Yes it is! Replaces Ivanovic 23

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Great win for Anne.

Sad that Laura wasn't healthy with a good draw.

I thought Heather could have won that one but hey

Ratty · County player

indiana wrote:
Pity for Heather and Laura. The tournament site may say back problem for Laura, and that may be the main issue today, but I don't like the fact that the LTA twiiter so immediately said wrist. There evidently does appear to be some sort of wrist issue, and I don't like wrist issues ( not saying back is always that great either ! )

Laura always looks distinctly "unbendy" to me. I may be wrong - as if! - but I speculate that her history of niggly injuries suggests that she has genetically stiff tendons, which - unfortunately - are likely to be a constant problem.

Michael Owen is a prime example.

cry

adz1983 · Intermediate Club Player

Bottom quarter of the draw really opening up now with Zheng being beaten too. Next possible seed would be in the semis.

Hopefully Anne will take advantage.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Ratty wrote:
indiana wrote:
Pity for Heather and Laura. The tournament site may say back problem for Laura, and that may be the main issue today, but I don't like the fact that the LTA twiiter so immediately said wrist. There evidently does appear to be some sort of wrist issue, and I don't like wrist issues ( not saying back is always that great either ! )
Laura always looks distinctly "unbendy" to me. I may be wrong - as if! - but I speculate that her history of niggly injuries suggests that she has genetically stiff tendons, which - unfortunately - are likely to be a constant problem.
Michael Owen is a prime example.

I know what you mean , but I was pretty impressed when I saw this picture.

https://twitter.com/#!/sven10s/media/slideshow?url=http%3A%2F%2Flockerz.com%2Fs%2F174247383

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Yes, I was impressed by the picture. Natarajasana, (by memory but it's been a long time) and it's a pretty near perfect pose (in the Yoga sense).

I was pleased to see she was doing Yoga. Also there was a picture of Heather doing a back walk on someone which is also a yoga technique.

I still worry about their diet though. Interestingly Heather commented that Judy ate too many cakes. She is a not a good example then (tweeted a Macdonalds picture too) but at least Heather seems more aware than she used to be.

Please do not ask me to cite 'scientific evidence' but fill the body with crap food and you will be much more prone to physical problems of all sorts. We know Laura has had digestive problems. I rest my case.

steven · Tennis legend

A great win for Anne

especially after last week's exertions and a long flight, though to be fair to Cibulkova, she was involved in successful Fed Cup action on Sunday (beating Parmentier to put Slovakia 2-1 up against France), i.e. even later than Anne, before flying in from Bratislava.

There has been quite a change for both of them since the last time Anne beat her at Glasgow in 2005 - back then, Anne was ranked 390 and Dominkia 674!

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Anne just tweeted............

'Was looking forward to playing dubs with @sorana_cirstea this evening but we got a walkover instead. Singles and dubs action tomorrow.'

And I was sitting here like a numpkin waiting for it to start

(I think the word is 'numpty'.................... hopeless

-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 02:08:09 PM

steven · Tennis legend

Anne is 1st on the main court tomorrow at 08.00 GMT

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

Julia Carrot wrote:
Anne just tweeted............

'Was looking forward to playing dubs with @sorana_cirstea this evening but we got a walkover instead. Singles and dubs action tomorrow.'

And I was sitting here like a numpkin waiting for it to start

(I think the word is 'numpty'.................... hopeless

And there was I assuming it was their opponents who must have got the walkover, AK & Sorana having withdrawn because of their continued involvement in the singles competition, when I saw that the match scheduled to be played after theirs was already on court, but I could find no confirmation of it! wink

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

QF: Sorana Cirstea (ROU) & Anne Keothavong vs (4) Hao-Ching Chang & Yung-Jan Chang (TPE/TPE)