Week 6 - Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Week 6 - Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Hard

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

And takes the first one easily!

Tennis is a crazy sport sometimes. She was dead and buried and hit the line on 3 match points down at 2-5. Now on serve at 4-5, big turnaround from nowhere.

Jaggy1876 · Grand Slam Champion

Sadly not to be goes down 6-4 in the second. Key point was at 30-30 when Katie was hitting some big shots and came forward but let the ball bounce to weakly net. Disappointing performance bar the last 3 games, especially in the first set where she wasnt in it at all but shes fit and healthy and is set for a fit season where she should get back into the top 200 fairly soon.

indiana · Tennis legend

Yes, still good to see Katie back to the standard she is with surely much more to come if she stays fit and healthy.

She's always been a bit of a fighter and I was starting to have real hopes ( and regrettting I hadn't plunged in on a bet when she was MPs down ). Tellingly though for our general combined lack of optimism for the ultimate result, I didn't see anyone saying they'ed taken the pre match odds for a Katie win whereas we were plunging in big style for her last week vs Coco Gauff.

Pity, but she looks on a decent path again for now.

Andy Parker · Club Coach

Not sure how I feel about Katie B's performance today. Kasatskina looked really sharp and better than I was expecting - signs that she will climb up the rankings again I think. Katie B looked a little flat, but part of that was down to Kasatskina constantly pressurising Katie's serve. The fight back in the second, when the match was nearly dead and buried was good, but like others have said, her form looks to be a lot better now, and last week's results should help to get her back up the rankings.

I was gobsmacked to discover that there is some kind of Ladies Plate tournament here for the first round losers (I used to really hate that tournament at Wimbledon, and like most people, could never really see the point of it) - anyway it might give Katie B a chance of some more much needed Grand Slam points and some much needed playing time. Hopefully as Jaggy says, she can be back in the top 200 soon.

wolf · Tennis legend

Andy Parker wrote:
I was gobsmacked to discover that there is some kind of Ladies Plate tournament here for the first round losers (I used to really hate that tournament at Wimbledon, and like most people, could never really see the point of it) - anyway it might give Katie B a chance of some more much needed Grand Slam points and some much needed playing time. Hopefully as Jaggy says, she can be back in the top 200 soon.

Are you thinking of the WTA 250 next week? Katie is not entered into that.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

wolf wrote:
Andy Parker wrote:
I was gobsmacked to discover that there is some kind of Ladies Plate tournament here for the first round losers (I used to really hate that tournament at Wimbledon, and like most people, could never really see the point of it) - anyway it might give Katie B a chance of some more much needed Grand Slam points and some much needed playing time. Hopefully as Jaggy says, she can be back in the top 200 soon.
Are you thinking of the WTA 250 next week? Katie is not entered into that.

I think it was likening that event, a proper ranking event, to something like a plate event - as players can only play in it if theyve lost first week in the AO...

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Kerber and Riske out among the seeds so far today

PaulM · Tennis legend

Not a huge surprise, but still a shame for Katie. Saying on media she put too much pressure on herself when she didn't need to and got in her own head. Very dangerous to come out on court thinking "I should win this", rather than "I can win this" - especially in a Grand Slam!

But hopefully she can stay healthy, everything there for a good 2021 for her.

ROSAMUND · Futures level

JonH comes home wrote:
Kerber and Riske out among the seeds so far today

They are the ones who had to quarantine for 14 days with no going out.

flamingowings · All-time great

ROSAMUND wrote:
JonH comes home wrote:
Kerber and Riske out among the seeds so far today
They are the ones who had to quarantine for 14 days with no going out.

That's why the WTA put on the later tournament - The Grampians (the final of which didn't get played) for these players.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Shame for Katie....

ANd I see that Errani beat Wang, seeded 30, which annoys me.

Riske the other seed out so far

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
Shame for Katie....

ANd I see that Errani beat Wang, seeded 30, which annoys me.

Riske the other seed out so far

And Kerber

ROSAMUND · Futures level

JonH comes home wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Shame for Katie....

ANd I see that Errani beat Wang, seeded 30, which annoys me.

Riske the other seed out so far
And Kerber

Pat Cash was coaching Wang and said she hasn't played much of late.She missed the French but that was ages ago.Surprised players don't hit Errani off court with that serve.

flamingowings · All-time great

Errani is just awful!