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scottie1


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PaulM wrote:

That's a rough one for Bally.

Disappointing start to her grass season. I hope she drops down to the $50k next week and play qualies if she doesn't get into the main directly. She needs match time and wins, against anybody.

I don't see what benefit she would get from an early exit at Birmingham.

 yeah not so good I  hope she was better than on the clay in Paris. Playing a lesser tournament would help if she gets the wins. But Elena probably thinks she can cut it in Birmingham



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I really dislike Mel's attitude, hit the gym.... match point, that wasn't even a hard drop shot to reach from her position. Yet she made no effort whatsoever to chase it down! The girl seriously needs to think about whether she should continue on the singles court, and if she's really serious about it, she needs to GET FIT!

 Does she look unfit? Saw her at Wimbledon couple of years ago heavily bandaged on both legs -- looked like return of the Mummy! -- she was unfit in that match

To me she has ALWAYS looked unfit. She isn't even one of those players who has the extra pounds but still has the mobility, like a Kleybanova or someone. She always just looks lame and out of breath. I remember watching her a few times at Wimbledon, especially when she played players like Bondarenko or Johanssen... She could've easily won those matches. However, her lack of fitness cost her. The fatigue steps in on the big points and she throws in an error, or is unable to chase down a ball, which she could've easily returned had she been in shape!!! Out of all our players, she definitely frustrates me the most, she had the potential imo to at least be a consistent 50-75 player..... just never fully worked on the obvious flaws in her game! 



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Annie & JoKo lose the first set to the calm Canucks, even more heavily than the score suggests: 2-6

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A shame in the doubles here that Nic hasn't teamed up again with CoCo after their $50K success, as both are in the doubles field.

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Haha they really both are quite funnily awful at doubles!! what a mess

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EWS & Rodionova are looking much more useful on the other court though. Currently *3-2

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A sobering defeat for JoKo & Annie. Hopefully they've saved their best form for the singles.
2-6 1-6

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EWS & Rodionova served for the set at *5-2, but now back to 5-5*

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EWS looking really good and a really nice doubles player..... I hope she can have some success during these grass tournaments!

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Served for it again at *6-5, but it went to the TB, in which they overcame a very poor start to finally clinch the set.

7-6(6)

Agreed that EWS is looking good; natural doubles instincts, reactions and volleys.
There has been some very nice play in this match.

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EWS & Arina take a very competitive and thoroughly enjoyable affair in straight sets 7-6(6) 6-3

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R1: (WC) Elena BALTACHA (GBR) 200 lost to Vesna DOLONC (SRB) 93 2-6 4-6
R1: (Q) Melanie SOUTH (GBR) 474 lost to Irina FALCONI (USA) 137 3-6 2-6
R1: (WC) Tara MOORE (GBR) 194 defeated Tadeja MAJERIC (SLO) 143 5-7 6-4 6-2

R2: (WC) Tara MOORE (GBR) 194 vs. Melinda CZINK (HUN) 110 (CH: 37 09/2009 H2H:0-0)

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Very nice win for Jade & Sam in the doubles.

R1: Emily WEBLEY-SMITH/Arina RODIONOVA (GBR/RUS) defeated Irina FALCONI/Alison RISKE (USA/USA) 7-6(6) 6-3
* R1: Anne KEOTHAVONG/Johanna KONTA (GBR/GBR) lost to Gabriela DABROWSKI/Sharon FICHMAN (CAN/CAN) 2-6 1-6
R1: Samantha MURRAY/Jade WINDLEY (GBR/GBR) defeated Petra MARTIC/Tamira PASZEK (CRO/AUT) [2] 6-1 6-7(2) [10-4]


* Despite the ITF website currently indicating that our girls won this match by the score given, having watched it, I promise you, they lost.



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Anne is second after 11:00 on Centre tomorrow.
Johanna's match follows Anne's.

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A sobering defeat for JoKo & Annie. Hopefully they've saved their best form for the singles.
2-6 1-6

Would you believe the ITF draw sheet is showing a win for Anne & JoKo by the same score! disbelief



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