Miranda has taken the first set easily 6-0

Matilda will be playing her second match soon:

FQR: (q7) MUTAVDZIC, Matilda (GBR) 828 {17yo JCH=12} v (q6) ROMEO Caroline (FRA) 688 (CH 401 in '16)

-- Edited by Coup Droit on Monday 13th of September 2021 01:06:25 PM

paulisi wrote:

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Matilda could do with pushing on - would be good if she can qualify and pick up some points

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 She has started well. She takes the first set 6-1

She WON 6-1 6-3

I'm not an expert at all, but my reading of Matilda's game from watching her over the grass season and in USO juniors is that she needs to get to a place where her weight of shot is strong enough that it can give her the upper hand in rallies more easily and quickly, so she's not embroiled in physically demanding rallies against solid opponents who don't break down easily

She's a clever operator on court but lacks power she needs to end points when she gets the upper hand

In any case, good wins here and well done!

Grachka wrote:

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I'm not an expert at all, but my reading of Matilda's game from watching her over the grass season and in USO juniors is that she needs to get to a place where her weight of shot is strong enough that it can give her the upper hand in rallies more easily and quickly, so she's not embroiled in physically demanding rallies against solid opponents who don't break down easily

She's a clever operator on court but lacks power she needs to end points when she gets the upper hand

In any case, good wins here and well done!

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i also thought when I watched her that she doesn't have a plan B. I'd like to see a bit more variety in her game than just trying to outhit her opponent, which as you say doesn't always work.