Weeks 26-27 - Wimbledon 2016 - London, UK - Grass

GBJ · Club Coach

RE: Weeks 26-27 - Wimbledon 2016 - London, UK - Grass

GBJ · Club Coach

does anyone else think katie looks like a young Lindsey Lohan?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

www.nytimes.com/2016/06/28/sports/tennis/amra-sadikovic-faces-serena-williams-at-wimbledon-two-years-after-she-walked-away.html

Not quite a Willbomb story, but worth a big smile, nonetheless.....

DF · Tennis legend

Katie looks very young. Lost the first set 2-6

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Much better from Katie in set 2 so far, but can't quite break, 1-1

the addict · Tennis legend

Babos looking very solid, Katie looking a bit down, despite fighting well

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Katie is looking much more confident and aggressive now, looking to dictate play when she can and showing a great attitude. It has made the second set much more competitive.

Babos runs away with the last couple of games and wins 6-2 6-3.

Katie did play much better in the second set and making her Wimbledon debut with no warm up matches is a tough ask so a decent effort overall. The backhand is the clear area for improvement and Babos was targeting that side, especially in the 1st set.

Now on to the three women's matches where the British players have decent chances of success (though if the forecast is correct they might not get on today)

-- Edited by tony_orient on Tuesday 28th of June 2016 02:07:05 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Exactly. Decent-ish attempt by a young player who's barely played in the last couple of months and has obviously had some sort of injury niggle, as well as being a débutante to Wimbly tennis.

But she certainly looked rather out of her depth out there....

DF · Tennis legend

Tara takes the first set 6-3

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

Katie not great today.

Tara on the other hand is a level above Van Uytvanck in the first. Aggressive, confident and consistent. No reason why Tara shouldnt have her eyes on teh top 150 and higher, she is very well rounded with the natural groundstroke talent we have always seen in her.

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

Tara takes the first set 6-3. Just the one break at 4-3 was enough for Tara who then battled through a long service game to seal the set.

Tara playing well, and the quality of play was quite good until it got a bit scrappy/nervy at the end of the set.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Glimpses of talent from Katie but not much consistency and some aspects, such as her 2nd serve, need work.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Keep this going Tara :)

Decent experience for Katie

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Tara doing enough to take the first set. Games with serve until an ugly game from both players ended with two dfs from Alison. Tara's first serve deserted her as she served for the set; she needed plenty of help from Alison to survive that game, saving 2 bps.

Tara breaks at the start of the 2nd set. Now 2-0*

-- Edited by kundalini on Tuesday 28th of June 2016 03:07:28 PM

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Tara breaks again :D
6-3, 1*-0