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Coup Droit wrote:

No, les petits as was in September last year.
You might be confused with when she got nominated for winning a British Tour or something

 Ah, of course, I think it probably was. Either way, an excellent achievement and Ill still keep a look out ! 



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Actually it was my memory - it was May she tied for PoM and shed won British Tour Woking to get nomination.

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Looking at the draw, Hannah has really moved serenely through all her matches. No trouble at all. The other finalist has lost two sets along the way

www.lespetitsas.com/match-center/tableaux/tableau-final-simple-filles-2022-1-4/

Out of interest, would it be reasonable to rate Hannah as the top 13 year old in the world currently and if she wins this, top under 14?

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She's only 12

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Coup Droit wrote:

She's only 12

 ok, cool, top 12 year old then?

 

Sorry, I think I am irritating you, I will stop now!!



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Stusek holds her line really well, and good timing, but technically it's nowhere near as clean as Hannah.

Early break to our girl

*2-1

(Not at all, Jon, you're right, she counts as 13 as she'll be 13 this year but I was just pointing out she's only 12)

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My turn

With Les Petits being usually so early in the year and the U14 Orange Bowl being late, I assume both being for players turning no later than 14 in the year, would by their actual birthdays Les Petits really be generally more an U14 competition and the 'U14 Otange Bowl' more an  U15 by competitipn with the same players then about 10 months older?

C'mon Hannah !



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Yes, fair point, 11 months can make a big difference.

Hannah's lost the first set 3-6

The other girl has a very particular style, takes so many balls as practically half volleys, off her feet, very wide stance, great timing (rather Djoko like at times) But also comes in a lot, including a lot 'a contre temps' (whatever that is, when you wait till it bounces and then 'sneak' in, rather than doing an approach shot). Her serve is a nightmare but she plays the next shot well.

Will be good for Hannah to have a fight on her hands...

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A pity she didn't take that break point to go a double break up but I didn't think it would unravel quite so quickly after that. She has now lost 6 games in a row to go down an early break in the 2nd. It'll have been a great week for her whatever happens here (and she's still got another year to win the title!) but it'll be interesting to see whether she can mount a comeback.

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She looks slightly frazzled by it all. Needs to get a game on the board and build up her confidence again



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Yes, she has now broken twice in a row but hasn't managed to hold serve since her first two service games in the 1st set.

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She was well beaten, overall.

Yes, a little frazzled that what she normally does wasn't enough, didn't quite know what to do instead, and then the tension makes even your normal stuff go a bit AWOL.

Stusek takes the ball so early, it was hard for Hannah to re-set for each shot.

Pleased that she didn't completely crumble in the second, but she was well beaten.



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Still a very impressive week from Hannah and still so much time on her side, with first to adapt to her increasingly taller body.

And to be fair I think I got a tad more frazzled at age 12 ny lesser matters than things not going quite to plan in the final of Les Petits.



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Saw very little of the match, given what was going on elsewhere, but it looked as if Stusek offered a different problem to solve compared to her semifinal at least. I note that Stusek is coached by Melanie Molitor (Martina Hingis's mother who also coached Belinda Bencic), so the early ball strikes and use of angles fits with that.

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DavidC wrote:

Saw very little of the match, given what was going on elsewhere, but it looked as if Stusek offered a different problem to solve compared to her semifinal at least. I note that Stusek is coached by Melanie Molitor (Martina Hingis's mother who also coached Belinda Bencic), so the early ball strikes and use of angles fits with that.

 Really? Oh, interesting - that explains a lot - yes, absolutely, Stusek is very Martina-like in her court positioning and vision of the court.  



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