Week 4 - ITF ($50K) - Maui, Hawaii, USA - Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Week 4 - ITF ($50K) - Maui, Hawaii, USA - Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
PS any idea why Marcus is out there? There are only three Brits in main draw - Naomi, Kyle and Darren Walsh

Exactly what I was wondering.

Not that he'd have to coach a Brit, of course, but without any obvious ties to other countries, and without any real experience at coaching, it's not obvious where other coaching jobs would come from.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Ooft, very tight on her three (individual) set points. Big serve to save break point (she's wondering where that was on set point!), a big winner to save a second, double fault on set point for a second time, and finally after a very poor quality tight rally from both ends in a Linette error she gets there!

Come on!!

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naomi did play some super tennis in that set. Could still do with fewer horror shots though.

Linette has generally been quite solid, with some nice passing shots and occasional drop shot, but with some very strange errors at times.

Just one ace from Naomi in that set but 13 unreturned first serves.

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 28th of January 2016 10:37:09 PM

wolf · Tennis legend

Long game serving for the set...misses a couple of set points, goes down break point, hits a big first serve and says "do that before"...goes down another break point and hits the sideline for a forehand winner...gets another set point but double faults and says "your taking the p*** now Naomi" but then finally converts on her 5th set point but shakes her head and slaps her wrist like she lost the game.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Early break from Naomi as Linette's drop shot then lob combination goes wrong. Several good shots from Naomi earlier in that game, with Linette twice finding big first serves to save bps before rather giving away the break.

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 28th of January 2016 10:58:42 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Wins 63 in the third!

Did very well after missing a ton of break points at 4-2* to steady herself and take the match.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naomi gets the win on her 2nd mp as Linette dfs.

First set was wretched from Naomi, especially her serve and her forehand. 2nd set much better with lots of unreturned first serves and a few super ground-strokes. After the first set Linette started making far more errors. The third set was all Linette really; tons of errors and plenty of big shots to save bps. Naomi played ok in the final set but was guilty of a few horror shots herself but largely just let Linette implode. By the third set, Naomi's forehand errors were a thing of the past.

One thing that surprises me, is that when Naomi is playing terribly, missing forehand after forehand, she doesn't practice the shot she was trying to hit, in between the points, in order to let her body know what it was meant to do, so it can get it right next time. I've noticed lots of other professionals do this.

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 28th of January 2016 11:42:22 PM

Kounosuke · Intermediate Club Player

Naomi wins it 3-6 6-4 6-3 :D

wolf · Tennis legend

R2: (3) Naomi Broady WR 111 beat (Q) Magda Linette (POL) WR 93 3-6 6-4 6-3

QF: (3) Naomi Broady WR 111 v Jacqueline Cako (USA) WR 453

Strongbow · All-time great

Nice win after a bit of a struggle - well done Naomi smile

paulisi · Tennis legend

Good win and dominated sets 2&3 when Linette's levels dropped.

Nice looking draw in QF to boot.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Well done Naomi - in the end coming through what was a bit of a rough draw to record another top 100 win.

SMC1809 · All-time great

After beating WR93, WR453 should be a cako walk.

indiana · Tennis legend

Good stuff on getting the win and that now adds net ranking points, if only 3 (15-12).

But looks a very good chance to reach the SF and that adds a net 17 (29-12).