Emily, back out in the doubles, with Lykina, both looking for some consolation for their singles losses; starts well against Celik/Sramkova, *1-0

the addict wrote:

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Won't be long before the other three are out on court, Tara against Melanie Oudin, and Laura/Freya in doubles. Both courts were streamed earlier

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Tara's match starts at 22:30 UK.

Grachka wrote:

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A bit surprised by the relative lack of strength in Emily's rallying groundstrokes these days...far weaker than I remember. A bit streaky too, but some nice unorthodox shotmaking too.

[1] Elise Mertens BEL 6-1 3-2* [Q] Emily Webley-Smith GBR

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Yeah she's got very little off the ground these days, and just gets blown apart by anyone half decent from the back of the court. Volleys aren't sharp enough either for some of the approaches she tries.

Well outclassed today but at least she won a couple more matches.

Emily + win their doubles in the MTB 14-12

Laura and Freya served for the set at 5-3 and 6-5, and were broken both times. 3 breaks each side in that set but only one DF each.

Tara also wins 6-1 in the second set - her match has only taken an hour for two sets which is pretty quick (at least in comparison to Laura's match which was over 3 hours).

-- Edited by tony_orient on Wednesday 10th of August 2016 11:07:49 PM

Some real quality play from Tara to dominate the second set, 3-6 6-1
I think Naomi B's progress might have been very good for Tara, because she's travelled with her in the past, and knows she's capable of that level. She looks committed and focused these days since the grass, and hopefully can kick on in the same admirable way Naomi has.