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insomniacfolder


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On an Indoor Hard Court against a PLiskova serve.. good luck Heather!
Winner plays either top seed Aga (likely to withdraw by some accounts) or Rybarikova.

R1: Heather WATSON (GBR) 69 vs. Kristyna PLISKOVA (CZE) 101 (CH 86 01/2013)
H2H 1-0
2014 Cincinnati, OH, USA - WTA Premier - Hard - HW[q12] - QR1, HW won 6-3 6-4

R1: Naomi BROADY (GBR) 80 vs. Karin KNAPP (ITA) 70 (CH 33 08/2015)
H2H 0-2
2012 Andrezieux-Boutheon, France - ITF $25K - Hard - KK[8] - R16, KK won 3-6 6-4 6-3
2011 Luxembourg - WTA International - Hard, Indoor - QR1, KK won 3-6 6-3 7-5

Winner of Naomi's match plays either #2 seed Schmiedlova, or Parmentier



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Could be worse - could be the other Pliskova's serve

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If Aga is likely to withdraw - or just happy to put in appearance in her home country but not bothered about winning the tournament - then this becomes a very good draw for Heather.

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Karin Knapp has only just returned from a lengthy injury break. Lost 2-6 1-6 in Miami to Wickmayer, which I think was her first match since US Open.

Naomi's section of the draw doesn't look too bad to me, though much will depend on the speed of the courts. Schmeidlova won the event last year but has 1 win on the WTA tour in 2016 (+ 1 in Fed Cup). 



-- Edited by kundalini on Saturday 2nd of April 2016 05:27:35 PM

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RBBOT wrote:

Could be worse - could be the other Pliskova's serve

Or Naomi's!

On Naomi, Knapp is a good player, but Kundalini rightly points out the injuries; I hear she was very close to having to hang up her racquet. It's a good draw.



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Typical!
R1: Jocelyn RAE/Anna SMITH (GBR/GBR) [4] 146 vs. Heather WATSON/Klaudia JANS-IGNACIK (GBR/POL) 221
R1: Naomi BROADY/Alicja ROSOLSKA (GBR/POL) 182 vs. Elena BOGDAN/Andreea MITU (ROU/ROU) 284

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Aga HAS withdrawn.

Winner of Hev's match to meet the winner of OSTAPENKO v Rybarikova now

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DF wrote:

Aga HAS withdrawn.

Winner of Hev's match to meet the winner of OSTAPENKO v Rybarikova now

Sort of...
Everyone has withdrawn, Naomi & Heather to play directly for the title.
Well, almost...

Pre-tournament withdrawals:
Agnieszka Radwanska (right shoulder)
Magdalena Rybarikova (left wrist)
Barbora Strycova (right shoulder)
Anna-Lena Friedsam (viral illness)
Denisa Alltertova (change of schedule)
Anett Kontaveit (abdominal)
Polona Hercog (GI Illness)

Winner of Heather's match now plays Ostapenko [3]/Qualifier.
Changes do not affect Naomi.

Heather @ 17:30 UK time tomorrow (barring a 3½ hour epic immediately prior)



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Eurosport are covering this event.

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insomniacfolder wrote:
DF wrote:

Aga HAS withdrawn.

Winner of Hev's match to meet the winner of OSTAPENKO v Rybarikova now

Sort of...
Everyone has withdrawn, Naomi & Heather to play directly for the title.
Well, almost...

Pre-tournament withdrawals:
Agnieszka Radwanska (right shoulder)
Magdalena Rybarikova (left wrist)
Barbora Strycova (right shoulder)
Anna-Lena Friedsam (viral illness)
Denisa Alltertova (change of schedule)
Anett Kontaveit (abdominal)
Polona Hercog (GI Illness)

Winner of Heather's match now plays Ostapenko [3]/Qualifier.
Changes do not affect Naomi.

Heather @ 17:30 UK time tomorrow (barring a 3½ hour epic immediately prior)

 It was a close call whether Hev would pull out given what she said in her post match presser after Miami, not much time to get over to Europe and prepare properly the problem. But clearly she's decided to give it a crack, will be interesting to see how much energy she brings to the court.



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Heather's game is on the main court, so will be televised from around 5.30pm

Naomi's match is first on court 1 tomorrow with the all GB doubles on the same court. I doubt these will be televised.

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Heather warming up on court

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Hev looks like she's getting bopped. 2-6, 1-0



-- Edited by Helen40 on Monday 4th of April 2016 05:19:51 PM

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Heather loses the first set 2-6

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Two years ago, this was a really nice tournament. The court was reasonably fast and the ticketing policy provided respectable crowds all week round and a good lively atmosphere.
They were rewarded with some excellent matches and a cracking final between Cornet & Giorgi.
This year they seem to have replaced that fast court with one made of pastry and decided to price everyone out from attending.
Shame.

Heather had 4 BP's in the first two Pliskova service games and took none. Pliskova had one BP and took it.
Heather faded thereafter, culminating in a pretty woeful service game including 2 DF to destroy her chances in the set, and a blameless racquet in the process.


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