Girls: 2015 Australian Open, hard - Grade A (Week 4)

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

RE: Girls: 2015 Australian Open, hard - Grade A (Week 4)

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

What a win!!!! Fantastic. After her success in the USA last spring I was expecting it to carry on straight away but looks like Katie has just been adjusting to this level and what a week.

Would be brilliant to see her lift the title now

Oakland2002 · All-time great

I wish I had some of what she's got, left for work thinking she was getting hammered and flipping over to see kyle polish of his QF. Nearly choked on my extra hot skinny soya latte when I finally popped up for air at a out 3.

Amazing result the stuff of a champion, that said I can't see her taking anything for granted in the final! Not so sure I like the giving the opponent a set start approach.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Katie makes top ITF junior story again: www.itftennis.com/news/195408.aspx Other articles include www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-2932735/Katie-Swan-sets-sights-Australian-Open-glory-battling-past-Dalma-Galfi.html and www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/31055179 including list of former British winners

Tereza was a top TE under 14 in Maia's year (Galfi was the number one though) setting the Slovak team on its way to success over us in the World Junior finals. She has like Maia been a relatively slow burner though on the ITF circuit.

emma · Strong Club Player

very well done to Katie for her gutsy play and getting through to the final of the Australian junior girls slam. nice commentaries too.

another tough match perhaps but playing the final on the Rod Laver Arena is such a reward.

good luck Katie..............

emma · Strong Club Player

LAliBlahBlah wrote:

Start thinking up tabloid themes and extracts... 'Swan princess'... ''Swan-derful'... 'Swan dives into the big time...' 'Swan's 'S'won!... 'No ugly duckling'... 'Swan's forehands could break a mans arm'... 'No swanning about for Swan...' 'The swan song of a junior career, as the pro ranks beckon'

etc.

Brilliant stuff!

From Katie, not me, obviously.

Lols! unfortunately yes theres probably a few journalists doing that right now, I do like Swan-derful though !

Spectator · All-time great

I don't know if this will be the case this year, but I think that last year the AO live-streamed, free of charge, the junior finals.

Edit: Hmm. Looks as if it might not be the case this year. Ah well ...

-- Edited by Spectator on Friday 30th of January 2015 08:35:00 PM

wimdledont · Challenger level

According to this...

www.westerndailypress.co.uk/set-Wow-Katie-did/story-25950587-detail/story.html

"Bristol-born former singles world number five Jo Durie will be commentating on today's match for Europsort."

emma · Strong Club Player

it would be good if its shown live where uk viewers can watch. if not, it may be on youtube later as last year's girls and boys finals are available there now in full.

emma · Strong Club Player

for those like me who don't have eurosport here's a link I hope - its about to start

www.youtube.com/watch

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Thanks for the link. I was struggling to find a stream.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Another stream

http://www.ausopen.com/en_AU/video/juniors.html

Peter too · Tennis legend

Katie struggled to stay in the rallies at the start of this set as her opponent kept katie pinned on her backhand.
Katie quickly went 5-0 down but played much better in the last game including an ace Katie 1-5*

Peter too · Tennis legend

Katie getting into good positions but two wide inside out forehands ends the set.
Katie 1-6 *0-0

Peter too · Tennis legend

Katie saved two break points 1-0*