Week 23 - WTA International ($250K) - Nottingham, UK - Grass

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Week 23 - WTA International ($250K) - Nottingham, UK - Grass

murrayman650 · ATP level

15-0

15-15

30-15

40-15

4-4

15-0

15-15

15-30

30-30

30-40

5-4 MLDB

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

This is disappointing. Not sure what the strategy was; no angle, not much bite or power...Shame because there were flashes of good

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Its not over yet..... is it?

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

So much better to break back! Come on Laura, 5-5

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Ace down the T for Laura 15-0

Unreturned 2nd serve 30-0

DF 30-15

Good 2nd serve but nets the FH return 30-30

Good serve down the T but nets the BH return 30-40

Fantastic serve out wide with easy put away to save a BP - deuce

Laura goes for an aggressive FH winner but its wide, 40-Adv MLDB

Good serve and aggressive flat strokes, deuce again

MLDB keeps her on the run, Laura scrambles but misses the slice, 40-Adv MLDB

Backhand wide and MLDB breaks again

Jaffa · Challenger level

SO much better than it has been just needs to sort the consistency and movement out!

murrayman650 · ATP level

15-0

15-15

15-30

15-40

5-5

15-0

30-0

30-15

30-30

30-40

40-40

adv MLDB

40-40

adv MLDB

6-5 MLDB

murrayman650 · ATP level

15-0

30-0

40-0

7-5

GSM MLDB

6-3 7-5

scottie1 · Futures level

Laura loses again I think one win this year

the addict · Tennis legend

scottie1 wrote:
Laura loses again I think one win this year

Perhaps it's time to bite the bullet and drop down a level or two to get some wins and regain confidence

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

I thought that was absolutely shocking from Laura, especially from 4-1 up in the 2nd set. Every so often the talent makes a brief appearance, then back to a series of unforced errors and failed ball tosses.

I should really stop watching her matches for the rest of this year, give her some time to find her form.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Crumbs that's disappointing from being in charge of the 2nd :(

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

35 UE, 20 winners.
An improvement of late, but still, obviously, hard to win matches like that.
52% won of 54% first serve in.
There should be some sort of quota system for a match for fluffed and caught ball tosses though, if you cross a certain number you should concede the point. Laura was at Vika levels today - I counted at least 30 ball tosses un-served and caught.

It's around average $25K to low $50K level standard match play as a whole - flashes of ~$100K stuff, and the same amount of sub $10K too.
Nevertheless, I presume she has MDWC at Birmingham & Eastbourne?

The Naomi on grass show next!

scottie1 · Futures level

I never saw the match so cannot comment on how Laura played. I thought she would beat screecher de brito however it looks as though the consistency is not there. When the wild cards cease after Wimbledon will be the true test whether she has the desire to grind out results in 25k and dare I SAY it 10K tournaments