Week 24 - WTA Premier ($666K) - Birmingham, UK - Grass

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Week 24 - WTA Premier ($666K) - Birmingham, UK - Grass

murrayman650 · ATP level

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adv Broady

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adv Tojanovic

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adv Tojanovic

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adv Tojanovic

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2-1

murrayman650 · ATP level

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2-2

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3-2

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naomi generally playing pretty well at the moment. Quite a few big serves and the occasional stunning ground-stroke. Return of serve a bit patchy. Missed some inviting 2nd serves.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

3 aces in the game, all in exactly the same spot.

murrayman650 · ATP level

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3-3

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murrayman650 · ATP level

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5-4

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Only 1 ace this time but 3 unreturned first serves too.

murrayman650 · ATP level

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GSM Broady 6-3 6-4

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Lucky netcord winning return on match point. Naomi's serving in the 2nd set was unreal. Think she lost one point behind her first serve. Nearly all of them were either aces or unreturned.

Naomi's 1st serve definitely won her that match. AT a bit careless at times, especially since Naomi wasn't hurting her that much during the rallies.

-- Edited by kundalini on Monday 15th of June 2015 02:07:39 PM

Babfive · Satellite level

Good win for Naomi there. biggrin

wimdledont · Challenger level

The best player won.

Grachka · County player

Top stuff from Naomi in that match!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Wow, just wow. Seriously good stuff from Naomi, couldn't have served better.

And a crack at Halep too.

Wonderful interview as well.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Excellent win for Naomi - showed why she is such a dangerous opponent compared to her ranking. Ajla was a bit sloppy in the first set but then didn't get a look in on Naomi's serve in the 2nd.

Halep will obviously be a really tough match, but if Simona is a bit off in her first match on grass and Naomi's serve is on song it will be interesting.