Week 38 - WTA ($500K) - Guangzhou, China - Hard

philwrig · Hall of fame

RE: Week 38 - WTA ($500K) - Guangzhou, China - Hard

philwrig · Hall of fame

According to a brief match report on the website, Laura became a little irritable in the final set and played very impatient.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Laura loses the third set 6-2.

So I make that Laura, Joko, Kyle, Marcus, Imran - five out of five GB losses today ! Looks like it's up to Laura D. and Tom Hill to fly the flag . . . no pressure . . .

It will be a very rare week to have no GB singles players on a Friday

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

I think Laura handled the long rain delay quite well in the US Open but that was just before the match had started and also when there is a delay of several hours it probably requires a different approach (switching off for a while) to a short delay (where maintaining focus would be better).

I'm sure that it is just inexperience though, as Laura is still young and has generally been very lucky when it comes to getting matches done in one go - the Cornet match and today are just about the only examples I can think of.

The match situation during a delay can certainly affect things too. I was at Wimbledon watching Aga in 2011 and she was in control of the match and a couple of points away from victory when it started raining. When she didn't win after the rain it was her opponent, Cetkovska, who was much more ready mentally for another set of tennis and she pulled off the upset.

korriban · Challenger level

philwrig wrote:
According to a brief match report on the website, Laura became a little irritable in the final set and played very impatient.

Sounds like the old obsession with Hollywood winners off the wrong ball, when patience and working the point would give Laura a better chance to attack off the right ball. Impatience. Lack of endurance. Or simply can't resist.....who knows why she still does this so much, even after so much work behind the scenes. And oftentimes, the look of disgust on her face after yet another forehand attempted winner goes 10 feet long says "why do I keep doing that".

The irony for me is the following piece which she did for The Tennis Space, published today.

http://www.thetennisspace.com/laura-robson-how-to-attack-with-your-forehand/

Now there's someone I can think of who might benefit more than most from taking some of Robbo's advice.......guess who?! I actually started laughing when reading this.....

indiana · Tennis legend

That looks like very good advice LOL

Worth Laura pinning it up in her locker as a reminder before a match or say before a resumption after a rain delay.

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Disappointed with that loss for Laura. For Jo a chance gone missing but still a great week. Onwards and upwards.

korriban · Challenger level

indiana wrote:
That looks like very good advice LOL

Worth Laura pinning it up in her locker as a reminder before a match or say before a resumption after a rain delay.

Indeed! You know, sometimes I imagine there's a small Devil sitting on Laura's left shoulder whispering in her ear before every shot "marmalise it! you can make that shot! go for the lines! pull the trigger! show the crowd what you've got!" or words to that effect......with an angel on the other shoulder saying "wait for the right ball"; "make her run some more"; "keep your discipline", etc.

john · Top national player

Haha, Laura can say dirty words to me any time she likes

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Laura loses the third set 6-2.

So I make that Laura, Joko, Kyle, Marcus, Imran - five out of five GB losses today ! Looks like it's up to Laura D. and Tom Hill to fly the flag . . . no pressure . . .
It will be a very rare week to have no GB singles players on a Friday

Yes, even Tom and Laura D didn't quite make it - feeling quite bereft cry cry cry

At least there's some doubles action ! smile

steven · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Laura loses the third set 6-2.

So I make that Laura, Joko, Kyle, Marcus, Imran - five out of five GB losses today ! Looks like it's up to Laura D. and Tom Hill to fly the flag . . . no pressure . . .
It will be a very rare week to have no GB singles players on a Friday

It will ... but it wasn't so long ago that it used to be very common, even sometimes in weeks when GB Futures were being held!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

steven wrote:
paulisi wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Laura loses the third set 6-2.

So I make that Laura, Joko, Kyle, Marcus, Imran - five out of five GB losses today ! Looks like it's up to Laura D. and Tom Hill to fly the flag . . . no pressure . . .
It will be a very rare week to have no GB singles players on a Friday
It will ... but it wasn't so long ago that it used to be very common, even sometimes in weeks when GB Futures were being held!

And how . . .

I like looking at your table in the '52 weeks ago' option - sad times ! Certainly makes you appreciate where we are now !

korriban · Challenger level

And tomorrow's Final is between WR 112 and WR 124.

One of these girls will be a WTA tournament winner.

TomTraubert · Futures level

korriban wrote:
And tomorrow's Final is between WR 112 and WR 124.
One of these girls will be a WTA tournament winner.

thats not so unusual

pliskova in kula lumpur WR127

Meusburger in bad gastein WR 86

last year oudin in B'ham WR208

and so on

JoKo said she was goin to ningbo but shes not in the Q draw

anyone confirm that shell have been given a md wc?

korriban · Challenger level

TomTraubert wrote:
korriban wrote:
And tomorrow's Final is between WR 112 and WR 124.
One of these girls will be a WTA tournament winner.
thats not so unusual
pliskova in kula lumpur WR127
Meusburger in bad gastein WR 86

last year oudin in B'ham WR208
and so on

JoKo said she was goin to ningbo but shes not in the Q draw
anyone confirm that shell have been given a md wc?

Well if it only happens once or twice a year, it IS unusual. And in this final BOTH finalists are outside 100, one a qualifier, the other a WC.