Week 14 - ITF ($25K) - Ahmedabad, India Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Week 14 - ITF ($25K) - Ahmedabad, India Hard

TennisLover · Strong Club Player

philwrig wrote:
The Optimist wrote:
And perhaps she is not interested in having a 'clay court swing'. Her game is far more suited to hard and grass so perhaps she wants to stick on hard and get enough points in the bag to aim for entry into events in the new extended grass season.
If you're going to be a top 100 player, and I 100% believe Katy can be /will be, you can't avoid the clay on tour, also think it's massively beneficial for the development of your game. Laura/Hev/JoKo never avoided the clay and they are our top players.

Clay is vital for long term development especially for aggressive/attack oriented players who are comfortable and/or prefer hard/grass courts. It gives time on the ball to develop proper technique and tactics - essential ingredients for such players.

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Yes, I agree with what you all say about clay and Katy has not shied away from it in the past, having played over 20 junior ITF events on the surface. However, she did play particularly well on the grass last year and I wondered whether this year she might be planning her schedule to focus on that; skip the clay, stay on hard where she'll pick up most points and be better prepared for the surface than if she'd played a clay stretch. Not saying that is what she's doing but it's what I'd be tempted to do in her shoes, you know, home events, lots of prestige, potential for big points and matches against the big girls. I'd make it my focus and build my schedule towards it.

Spectator · All-time great

Sounds sensible to me.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Em loses an 8 deuce game missing points for a 5-1* lead

4-2*

DF · Tennis legend

Harriet has started with a break 1-0

DF · Tennis legend

Both doing well at the moment.
Em took the set 6-4
Harriet up 4-1

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Clay clay and yet more clay until your 21 or have mastered it in which case you'll never want to be off the stuff.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Harriet served for the set now in a tiebreak

-- Edited by PaulM on Wednesday 8th of April 2015 06:56:18 AM

DF · Tennis legend

and the first set is lost.
Will be hard now in this weather

PaulM · Tennis legend

Harriet really should have won that set

Amazing win for Em breaking Hsu's 11 match winning streak 64 63

Brilliant!

DF · Tennis legend

Well Done Em

PaulM · Tennis legend

Em will play Stojanovic or Omae. They are just starting in 35degree heat.

For completeness Harriet lost the tiebreak 7-4

DF · Tennis legend

Harriet managed to hold on to her serve. 1-0

PaulM · Tennis legend

Harriet was actually 5-1* up in the first set