Week 2 - WTA Australian Open Qualifying 2014

TomTraubert · Futures level

RE: Week 2 - WTA Australian Open Qualifying 2014

philwrig · Hall of fame

Looking at the stats: 11 winners/ 41 unforced errors, meant that Savchuk just had to keep the ball on the court, bitterly disappointing for Jo.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

TomTraubert wrote:

good news is hev vs falconi is at 23:00 UK and on the streamed court

Match on that court not starting 'till 12.30, so that's 1.30 am for us, I believe

TomTraubert · Futures level

Julia Carrot wrote:
TomTraubert wrote:
good news is hev vs falconi is at 23:00 UK and on the streamed court
Match on that court not starting 'till 12.30, so that's 1.30 am for us, I believe

You are right i assumed the same start as the other fays.Sorry. still streamed thouhg

the live stream just showed the last point of jokos match and on a routine rally forehand joko hit it in to the back wall!!!

steven · Tennis legend

I wonder what went wrong. Savchuk beat another in form player yesterday as well, but I didn't think JoKo would have much trouble tonight. The scoreline and the UE count seems to suggest more than just an off day.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Thanks Jiwan for the reports. Gutted for Jo. Don't understand so many UEs.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Very poor result from Jo but Brits are incapable of beating Savchuk so no real surprise

baxi2 · Lower Club Player

seem to remember Broady edging a win out of Savchuk a while ago !

korriban · Challenger level

Some results are often rather odd early in the season as certain players have had step change off-seasons (fitness, commitment, new coaching, new resolutions), and others have not knuckled down, slipped back into old ways, or are simply doing the wrong things (eg too much). Some players look like they have progressed hugely and are "on fire", others just the opposite. I've noticed Pavly, Cirstea, Aga all showing very average form, yet Keys and Pironkova are suddenly on a different level. Whether this is a blip, or the result of the off-season will be interesting. None of our players, except Hev, appear to have come out of the traps fast this year.

JoKo's result IS very underwhelming........the scoreline in particular

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

TomTraubert wrote:
never at the races today at comprehensively beaten
two underwhelming events for jo this year
same for tara
and laura with the injury

not the most inspring start to our ladies year collective

thank heavens for hev!

good news is hev vs falconi is at 23:00 UK and on the streamed court

Yes. Whichever way you cut and dice it, this is a pretty disappointing start, for both the women and the men, in fact.

steven · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Very poor result from Jo but Brits are incapable of beating Savchuk so no real surprise

Before today, Savchuk had lost 3 of her last 5 matches against Brits:

AusOpen Q 2012 - Laura beat her 1 & 6
French 25K 2012 - Naomi beat her 6-0 2-6 6-2
Mexico 25K 2013 - Anne lost to her 4 & 6
Toronto WTA 2013 - Hev lost to her 3 & 3
US Open Q 2013 - Bally beat her 3 & 0

PaulM · Tennis legend

I take it back. It must be that her victories just stick in my brain!

TomTraubert · Futures level

lets go hev!
good luck!

TomTraubert · Futures level

hev will be delighted to learn from the aussie comentaters that she made R3 of wimby last year
less delighted to learn her CH is actually only 49 acording to them

and less delighted still to have been broken to 15 in her 1st service

0-1*

TomTraubert · Futures level

1-2*
falconi mixing things up not just baselining it