Week 32 - ITF ($25K) - Landisville, USA Hard

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

RE: Week 32 - ITF ($25K) - Landisville, USA Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

Excellent second set. Serving really well.

Just needs to tidy up approach play to net and return of serve.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Going the distance. Naomi shading the overall picture.
4-6 6-4

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Nail biting TB it is then
4-6 6-4 6-6

Julia Carrot · All-time great

She won !!!!

Jaffa · Challenger level

Get in there!

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Got the win but more through Robin's careless errors in the tiebreak than Naomi's good play. Noticeable that Anderson made lots of errors in the final set, having made virtually none up to that point. Naomi served well but her return was poor, especially in the final set.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

F: Naomi BROADY (GBR) 194 defeated (Q) Robin ANDERSON (USA) 536 4-6 6-4 7-6(5)

Naomi's 8th career pro singles title, fourth at $25K or above, and sixth on outdoor hard.

Very well done!

Edit: miscounted $25K+ titles

-- Edited by insomniacfolder on Sunday 16th of August 2015 08:15:51 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

Yay !!!!!!

17 aces and 1 DF, I believe. Her serve has been so much more consistently good over the last two weeks. More to it than just serve, of course, but having such a weapon consistently firing rather than there just for the odd shock or two is great.

Well done, Naomi. Well done, coach.

Jan · Hall of fame

Brilliant!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Those last two points were so tense! Great job!

indiana · Tennis legend

kundalini wrote:
Got the win but more through Robin's careless errors in the tiebreak than Naomi's good play. Noticeable that Anderson made lots of errors in the final set, having made virtually none up to that point. Naomi served well but her return was poor, especially in the final set.

Relatively, it is no secret that Naomi's return and general game would have to improve significantly to really challenge at higher levels. But that is no easy fix, particularly with how some of Naomi's shots have err developed.

Without being any sort of coaching expert, I would imagine though that making her huge serve weapon more consistent is much easier tackled, and it has been very consistent the last two weeks with one notable set where it wasn't, but she got through that.

Much fundamental work to be done, but probably a very interesting challenge.

paulisi · Tennis legend

That was a terrific match and a terrific last point to win it.

Well done Naomi and coach Fitzy.

The award ceremony made the event seem so nice and friendly and close. The way tennis should be.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Congratulations to Naomi - enjoyable match to watch and the two match points were incredible. biggrin biggrin biggrin

The match was dead even and could have gone either way, so credit to Naomi for toughing it out, especially at 0-40 in one game in the final set and then from 4-4 in the tie-break. That shows that she is playing with lots of confidence.

Both players mentioned how hot it was, and given that and such a tense situation I thought they both played a really good tie-break.

Mervatron · Masters Series Champion

Fantastic news. Saw a few games in the second set and it was clearly a close match. Naomi's serve and power vs Anderson's movement and placement.