Week 2 - WTA International ($250,000) - Hobart, Australia - Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

RE: Week 2 - WTA International ($250,000) - Hobart, Australia - Hard

wimdledont · Challenger level

Judged on her results last year, and my general impressions of her strengths and weaknesses, I think that Heather may eventually turn out to be a clay-court specialist. So I think that seeding for RG is as important as seeding for Wimbledon.

With Veronelli in her corner, I had hoped she might show some interest in the South American clay circuit.

The Prague Open that she won last year on clay had a very strong field.

Let Laura wannabe Virginia; Heather imho wants to be ther next Sue Barker.

indiana · Tennis legend

Good points, wimdledont, be great in itself for Heather to be seeded for RG, quite apart from it probably being a necessary step if she is then to be seeded for Wimbledon. She could do well at RG.

I assume that you are talking about Wade and Barker as tennis players rather than their media abilities :)

BeefyDeedz · Pro player

A seeding at RG would really be great progression. I'll wait to see how Heather performs in Hobart but I really feel some promise for Heather and her season.

philwrig · Hall of fame

Yes Naomi, that's more like it !
Not sure about Rybarikova's current form, but she's hot and cold. Lepchenko is lurking next round, and of course she's been on fire this week, but might be jaded, let's hope so.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

1st serve % 39!
Q2: Naomi BROADY (GBR) 168 lost to Madison BRENGLE (USA) [q7] 91 3-6 0-6

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Doubles
R1: Heather WATSON/Ajla TOMLJANOVIC (GBR/CRO) 171 vs. Monique ADAMCZAK/Olivia ROGOWSKA (AUS/AUS) 253

DF · Tennis legend

Heather and partner won 5-7 6-2 11-9

Peter too · Tennis legend

Heather is 4th on Heart FM so, for the insomniacs, should be starting somewhere around 4am UK time

Josh · Challenger level

Rybarikova served for the set, but Heather broke back saving at least 1 set point. Now 5-5.

Josh · Challenger level

Breaks to love to win 1st set 7-5 smile

rich81 · Social player

Watson getting joy out of Rybarikova's second serve - 2/16 for the Slovakian at the moment!

rich81 · Social player

And she breaks 7-5 3*-1 (although given the break count is currently 6 to 4, breaking probably is such a big deal as is normally the case)

And now 5*-1

-- Edited by rich81 on Monday 12th of January 2015 05:54:29 AM

-- Edited by rich81 on Monday 12th of January 2015 05:55:02 AM

Babfive · Satellite level

Heather wins 7-5 6-1.

Sloane Stephens (seeded 5) is up next for her.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Good win.
Who knows where Sloane's head is at - she warmed up by having knives thrown at her, really! Wonder what Saviano made of that from his new charge!
Hev's record over Sloane is impressive.

R1: Heather WATSON (GBR) 49 defeated Magdalena RYBARIKOVA (SVK) 46 7-5 6-1

R2: Heather WATSON (GBR) 49 vs. Sloane STEPHENS (USA) [5] 34 (CH 11 10/2013)
Senior H2H: 3-0
2012 Jul, Stanford Premier, Hard - Outdoor, R1, 7-6(5) 4-6 6-1
2012 May, Estoril WTA, Clay, FQR, HW [q5] SS[q1], 4-6 6-4 6-2
2010 Nov, Toronto $50K, Hard - Indoor, SF, HW [7], 1-6 6-0 6-4