Week 12 - ITF ($15K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

Strongbow · All-time great

RE: Week 12 - ITF ($15K) - Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Hard

the addict · Tennis legend

This appears to be her 16th counter, and she has a number of one pointers, so she can climb quite quickly whilst in this sort of form

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

The all-Brit battle to decide Suzy's SF opponent is under way. JAB the early break up on EWS *3-1

Peter too · Tennis legend

Jodie gets the 1st break *3-1

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Terrific win for Suzy :D

PaulM · Tennis legend

Jodie cruising (told you she was good value at 7/4!)

*5-1

And serves out with no bother

6-1

Em had game points in the two games Jodie broke, so could have been a little closer but it's fairly one way traffic so far.

-- Edited by PaulM on Friday 24th of March 2017 01:12:10 PM

indiana · Tennis legend

C'mon Em

PaulM · Tennis legend

And for a third time Em broken from game point up

1-2*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Looks like a pretty good serving day for Jodie, and a bad one for Em (who barely won half the points behind her first serve, and served 7 doubles), and the youngster comes through pretty comfortably 6-1 7-5.

Suspect Jodie will make short work of Suzy tomorrow, but either way great to have GB interest through to the final.

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

QF: Suzy LARKIN (GBR) 677 defeated Melanie KLAFFNER (AUT) 637 5-7 6-3 6-0

QF: (Q) Jodie Anna BURRAGE (GBR) 1232 defeated Emily WEBLEY-SMITH (GBR) 589 6-1 7-5

SF: Suzy LARKIN (GBR) 677 v. (Q) Jodie Anna BURRAGE (GBR) 1232

PaulM · Tennis legend

I haven't seen Jodie play but is she a decent prospect? I try not to read too much into junior results but she had a couple of good showings on the grass last summer from memory.

Oakland2002 · All-time great

Yep

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
I haven't seen Jodie play but is she a decent prospect? I try not to read too much into junior results but she had a couple of good showings on the grass last summer from memory.

She's like a slightly more volatile version of Freya - tall, big-hitting, excellent prospect (but a bit more 'emotional' than Freya, say)

Got a game, in my view, that will move well into adults.

paulisi · Tennis legend

I wouldn't compare her to Freya.
I first saw Jodie win the Liverpool junior ITF at 14 and have seen her play several times since.

Very much a confidence player, but when on form is very difficult to play. She has a big serve, when it firing, and tends to go for her shots and hits a lot of winners. Her forehand used to be a big weapon, but no so much anymore and her backhand can be quite devastating at times.

Suzy is a steady player, lacking power, who uses finesse to win matches. Jodie will win comfortably if she is serving well.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

"when on form is very difficult to play. She has a big serve, when it firing, and tends to go for her shots and hits a lot of winners."

I would say that's very similar to Freya.

I've seen them both play and they have similar techniques, similar physiques, similar strengths.

Both are very different from the Gabi style player, for instance. (who I also love) - smaller, far deeper knee band, more tenacious, more mobile, less weight to the shot. Freya and Jodie are not 'the same' but definitely of 'the same genre' of player, in my view.