Week 14 - WTA International ($250K) - Monterrey, Mexico - Hard

Julia Carrot · All-time great

RE: Week 14 - WTA International ($250K) - Monterrey, Mexico - Hard

flamingowings · All-time great

I am personally not a fan coaching mid match regardless of who (player or coach) it is.

Michael D · All-time great

flamingowings wrote:
I am personally not a fan coaching mid match regardless of who (player or coach) it is.

Better it's done legally though than illegally, which was what was happening before.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Julia Carrot wrote:
Ace Ventura wrote:
wolf wrote:
Michael D wrote:
Julia Carrot wrote:
the addict wrote:
Good bit of coaching there in the third set - her game really picked up again afterwards
And a LOT of winners !
Yes, the coaching seemed really helpful.
Who is the coach? Glad to see a) there is someone there, and b) the person is making a difference!
Matt Evans, a coach at Bolton Arena where her friend and former coach Suzi Riley is performance director.
Vickery's boyfriend isn't it?
Don't know about 'boyfriend' but there is a comment on Twitter about him being coach to Sachia Vickery . She did pretty well recently also !

Yeah, was mentioned in the comms in either the Muguruza or Osaka match at Indian Wells. Her partner is definitely from Bolton, but might just be a mate of Evans, rather than Evans himself.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R1: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 136 def ZHAO, Carol (CAN) 138 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2

R2: BROADY, Naomi (GBR) 136 v BABOS, Times (HUN) 4 44 CH=25 19/9/16
H2H 1-4
Edinburgh 20019 Babos 4-6 7-6(3) 6-7(8)
Bratislava 2011 Babos 7-5 6-7(4) 6-7(4)
Wimbledon 2014 Broady 2-6 7-6(7) 6-0
Monterrey 2017 Babos 3-6 2-6
Quebec City 2017 Babos 2-6 7-5 2-6

flamingowings · All-time great

Michael D wrote:
flamingowings wrote:
I am personally not a fan coaching mid match regardless of who (player or coach) it is.
Better it's done legally though than illegally, which was what was happening before.

Maybe so but I still don't like it.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

flamingowings wrote:
Michael D wrote:
flamingowings wrote:
I am personally not a fan coaching mid match regardless of who (player or coach) it is.
Better it's done legally though than illegally, which was what was happening before.
Maybe so but I still don't like it.

I agree. The fact that people break the rules doesn't mean we should simply do away with the rule. At an absolute maximum, I would accept coaching at the end of each set, at 'half-time', as Freya Christie's mum calls it. But never during the set. And rather not at all.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Delighted for Naomi that she got the R1 win :D
Toughie next but maybe Naomi is starting one of her hot streaks; here's hoping :)

the addict · Tennis legend

Fine margins, but Naomi is the first to drop serve. 2-4*

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Naomi far too careless in the opening set. BP down she comes up with a big first serve that sets up an easy backhand winner, only she clips the top of the net, sending the ball wide. That was the third terrible error on a point she had total control of, yet managed to miss an easy final shot.

Earlier she twice had bp but Timea first serve to Naomi's forehand both times, got a weak return that she put away for the first bp and a poor return failed to find the court on the 2nd

-- Edited by kundalini on Thursday 5th of April 2018 11:18:33 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

First set to Babos 6-3. Naomi not in full flow yet, needs to serve a little better

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, I see just the 2 aces ( and a DF ) in the first set.

Though 1/20 points won on first serve return was a slight problem when Timea was getting 67% of first serves in. Naomi was 7/10 points won on second serve return.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

6-6 2nd set 4-2 Naomi in TB, her serve keeping her in it, be hard to keep this up...

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

And its now MP Babos.....

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Saves MP with a second serve, then an ace and ten takes set point 7-6 into a decider. Gutsy indeed but asking a lot of the play continues as it has to keep the reliance on the serve.