Week 10/11 - WTA 1000 BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, California, USA (Hard)

Priesty · Challenger level

RE: Week 10/11 - WTA 1000 BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, California, USA (Hard)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Those double faults were nasty....

PaulM · Tennis legend

Keys is taking her apart unfortunately. Ball sitting beautifully for the American to take a swing.

Harriet missed a break point in the first game then broken after serving two bad doubles from *40-15 in the second. Keys totally settled in from *0-3 and not feeling any pressure. Shame as in the first two games Harriet was having joy and looked like she could cause Madison an awkward afternoon.

Harriet with some thinking to do.

1-6 *0-0

PaulM · Tennis legend

Did her best, fought hard to hold serve four times. But at *4-4 she misses all her first serves. A double fault and three return winners.

4-5*

Jajon · Club Coach

I know its objectively quite impressive sometimes and can get results, but my god, Maddison Keys has THE most boring game style ever. I dont think Ive ever watched a match of hers and been entertained

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

A decent second set.

But it was very much Madison's set, and definitely her match.

Harriet won't be pleased with how she played, a lot of rather wild forehands, not enough first serves....

But there was some good stuff too.

And overall a super week.

DF · Tennis legend

A match to forget for Harriet but a tournament to remember.

flamingowings · All-time great

Jajon wrote:
I know its objectively quite impressive sometimes and can get results, but my god, Maddison Keys has THE most boring game style ever. I dont think Ive ever watched a match of hers and been entertained

Ball basher Keys

I dislike Ka.Pliskova's game also.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Great tournament for Harriet but an awful performance today. Madison Keys 44% first serves in play, 4 dfs, yet only faced one bp. That was Naomi Broady standard returning from Harriet.

Plenty of huge forehands from Madison and a fair number of errors too, in a poor quality match. So many of Harriet's shots landed miles over the baseline. And her serve looked uncompetitive throughout.

-- Edited by kundalini on Tuesday 15th of March 2022 11:54:07 PM

dodrade · Futures qualifying

kundalini wrote:
Great tournament for Harriet but an awful performance today. Madison Keys 44% first serves in play, 4 dfs, yet only faced one bp. That was Naomi Broady standard returning from Harriet.

Plenty of huge forehands from Madison and a fair number of errors too, in a poor quality match. So many of Harriet's shots landed miles over the baseline. And her serve looked uncompetitive throughout.

-- Edited by kundalini on Tuesday 15th of March 2022 11:54:07 PM

Perhaps the occasion got to Harriet playing one of the the biggest matches of her career to date.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R4: DART, Harriett(GBR) (21) 122 lost to KEYS, Madison (USA) (25) 29 1-6 4-6

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I see the WTA Tour is now sponsored by a medical firm called Hologic, the Hologic WTA Tour.

www.wtatennis.com/news/2512028/hologic-partners-with-wta-tour-in-landmark-title-sponsorship

Steve Simon confirming little progress made on Peng, a final decision on Chinese events taking place later this year is imminent, and he has no support for those wanting to stop Russian players playing, something I dont agree with but his arguments are sound.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/60759027

Crispy · Strong Club Player

5 matches in a row - especially at this level, is an extraordinary achievement. 3 top 100 wins in the maindraw including Svitolina - MASSIVE congratulations Harriet, hope you can have a bit of rest before Miami.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

dodrade wrote:
kundalini wrote:
Great tournament for Harriet but an awful performance today. Madison Keys 44% first serves in play, 4 dfs, yet only faced one bp. That was Naomi Broady standard returning from Harriet.

Plenty of huge forehands from Madison and a fair number of errors too, in a poor quality match. So many of Harriet's shots landed miles over the baseline. And her serve looked uncompetitive throughout.

-- Edited by kundalini on Tuesday 15th of March 2022 11:54:07 PM
Perhaps the occasion got to Harriet playing one of the the biggest matches of her career to date.

I wondered whether it was due to being the last Brit standing too, especially as the other one was the US open Champion. Not an easy ask.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Russell Fuller
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This week has been an incredible turning point for me, Dart just said, when chatting to @BBCSport

She felt she was a little flat today - sixth match, maybe a step too far.