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Post Info TOPIC: Week 2 - Australian Open Grand Slam - Qualifying Melbourne, Australia Hard


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Week 2 - Australian Open Grand Slam - Qualifying Melbourne, Australia Hard


Q1: SWAN, Katie (GBR) 145 (CH=118 2022) v PONCHET, Jessika (FRA) 165 (CH=152 2022) 

Q1: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) 207 (CH=198 2022) v MANDLIK, Elizabeth (USA) (21) 126 (CH=119 2022) 

Q1: MIYAZAKI, Yuriko Lily (GBR) 186 =CH v BAPTISTE, Hailey (USA) 166 (CH=119 2022) 

Q1: WATSON, Heather (GBR) 139 (CH=38 2015) v BOLSOVA, Aliona (ESP) 141 (CH=88 2019) 

They played in Glasgow in 2022 with Heather winning 1 & 1

Q1: BURRAGE, Jodie (GBR) (26) 131(CH=126 2022) v BOLTON, Elysia (AUS) WC 681 (CH=517 2021) 

Q1: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) 136 (CH=82 2019) 30 v DOLEHIDE, Caroline (USA) 150 (CH=102 2018)  

 

I hope this is correct. I got it from the Tennis Forum site, they only give initials not christian names and I tend to make mistakes late at night anyway. I will check it in the morning.



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Katie Swan and Sonay Kartal are in the same section and could meet in the final round. The others have all avoided one another.

Full draw https://ausopen.com/draws#!womens-qualifying-singles



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Hev is the highest ranked unseeded player, Bolsova the third highest.

Quite a tricky set of draws/qualification routes. Although Jodie should really come through her section I feel.

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Heather and Sonnay play on Day 1

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Sonay is playing Hana Mandlikova's daughter. 



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Tennis forum have Heather as playing Leolia JeanJean.

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Julia Carrot wrote:

Tennis forum have Heather as playing Leolia JeanJean.


 The AO website does say Bolsova. Jeanjean is the #9 seed in Heather's section, but Heather wouldn't meet her until the FQR, assuming she can beat Bolsova and Tsurenko #31 or Naito in QR2



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the addict wrote:
Julia Carrot wrote:

Tennis forum have Heather as playing Leolia JeanJean.


 The AO website does say Bolsova. Jeanjean is the #9 seed in Heather's section, but Heather wouldn't meet her until the FQR, assuming she can beat Bolsova and Tsurenko #31 or Naito in QR2


 Yes,  thank you, I just downloaded AO app and as you say she is playing Bolsova.  Hope she  does make it to play Jean Jean in final round;   that is a match I would like to see.



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Jodie seems to have a good opener, the rest will all have to work hard.

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DelayedReaction wrote:

Jodie seems to have a good opener, the rest will all have to work hard.


 Sonay seems to have the hardest draw with Mandlik and possibly Swanny in Q3. Everyone else perhaps a 50/50 chance.



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A lot of unforced errors in the early stages of Sonay's match. She lost the opening 7 points, then benefitted from 5 unforced errors in a row from Mandlik to break back 1-1

Sonay saved a couple of bps with first serves but twice Mandlik is the more aggressive, eventually Kartal's backhand can't make it over the net after a long rally, broken again 1-2*

Another long game, Elizabeth seems to have control at 40-15 but Sonay's patient approach is rewarded by errors to get back to 40-40, Mandlik holds *1-3

Comfortable hold for Sonay to 15, even a Kartal winner 2-3*

Lots of rallies seem to end with a Kartal backhand into the net. Mandlik aggressive forehand long for 30-30. Kartal careless forehand long 40-30. Mandlik's first serve doing some damage from time to time. *2-4

Sonay wins a very long rally for 30-0, holds to love 3-4*

Miserable play from Kartal to start the game, refuses to attack a 2nd serve then careless forehand wide on her next shot. df for 30-30. Again a passive return off a 2nd serve, EM attacks the net, benefits from a slight net cord, Elizabeth aggressive play, Kartal backhand forced error into the net *3-5

EM with a return winner off a 2nd serve, a rare aggressive shot from Sonay after her serve but it misses by miles 15-30, careless forehand just wide from EM 30-30, a decent Kartal forehand down the line forces an error from EM 4-5*

Df, unret 1st 15-15, rally SK backhand into the net 30-15, ace that cameraman manages to miss, wild forehand from EM 40-30, fittingly, the last point of the set is a Kartal backhand into the net after a rally in which Elizabeth was slightly aggressive 4-6

The stats for the 1st set are ugly. EM 47% first serves in play, 8 winners, 17 unforced errors (official website has 19 unforced errors). SK 56% 2 winners 8 unforced errors. 

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EM forehand winner into the open space 0-15, miserable slice backhand into net from EM, Kartal forehand into outer space 30-30, EM careless forehand wide 40-30, unret 1st 1-0*

Ace, df, EM f wide after rally 15-30, EM aggressive f 30-30, df 30-40, EM careless forehand unforced error long immediately after her serve to gift Sonay a break *2-0

Sonay can't do enough with a volley allowing EM to pass, EM 2nd serve return just wide 15-15, SK more aggressive during long rally 30-15, woeful 2nd serve return into net 40-15, ace 3-0*

Sonay doesn't do much with another volley but this time EM's passing shot is just wide 0-15, SK f cc wide 15-15, EM's level has collapsed, another shocking error from her 15-30, and another poor shot after her serve brings up 30-40, careless backhand unforced error long from Kartal 40-40, woeful from EM 40-A, difficult to describe how badly Mandlik is playing right now, she gifts Sonay another break with a wild forehand *4-0

Sonay seems to be attacking a bit more in this set but far fewer rallies since EM can't manage to hit the ball in the court. A rare rally, EM impressive attacking play 40-40. EM forces bp, brilliant backhand return winner for the break 4-1*

Even the cameraman appears to be struggling to focus on the match, completely missed some of the points, EM holds to love *4-2

Sonay with a super forehand down the line winner, ace 30-0, SK f long 30-15, df 30-30, SK f winner after rally in which EM should have punished a short ball but for unknown reasons didn't even have a go, unret 5-2*

Delightful lob winner from EM, EM f winner immediately after her serve for a love hold *5-3

Df, Kartal 2nd serve sits up invitingly but Mandlik's return is into the net 15-15, EM long 30-15, SK inside out forehand wide 40-30, good 1st serve down the T is unreturned 6-3

Decent performance from Sonay in that set, several big forehands and some good serves. I suspect plenty of members of the forum might fancy their chances against Mandlik performing at the level she produced in the 2nd set. 

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Sonay takes the opening point of the 3rd after a rally 0-15, Sonay forehand winner down the line after a rally 0-30, lucky net cord winner for SK 0-40, stream issues 30-40, SK has the opportunity but forehand into the net - at least she went for it 40-40. EM with game point, another SK attempted forehand down the line that lands in the net when there was a big space. *0-1

EM super forehand down the line winner 15-30, then an aggressive f cc 15-40, unret 1st 30-40, SK forehand winner after good T serve 40-40, EM f winner 40-A, SK defends but ultimately f into net for the break 0-2*

Mandlik huge forehand 15-0, decent wide serve unret 30-0, good backhand after wide serve 40-0, df 40-15, wild backhand long from EM 40-30, might have been a lucky net cord winner from EM or possibly a drop shot ? *0-3

EM aggressive return off a 2nd serve 0-15, missed it 0-30, unret 1st 15-30, rubbish return into net off a 2nd serve 30-30, unret 40-30, SK holds 1-3*

SK ugly b cc 15-0, SK goes for a big return off a 2nd serve but sticks in the net 30-0, EM aggressive 40-0, EM's drop shot isn't great but she ends up winning the point a bit later *1-4

Big forehand down the line from Mandlik 0-15, SK f into net 0-30, EM deep return catches a bit of the line 0-40, SK wide immediately after her serve, broken to love 1-5*

More artistic camera work - I guess it was unret 1st serve, EM big backhand down the line 30-0, a good first serve down the T gets Elizabeth the win 1-6

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A good performance from Sonay in the 2nd set. She probably wants to forget the 1st and 3rd sets. 



-- Edited by kundalini on Monday 9th of January 2023 06:28:34 AM

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Bet365 have decided that I must want to watch Heather now that Sonay's match has finished.

Watson appears to have lost the opening set on a tiebreak. Bolsova with an early break but Heather recovered for 4-4, no other breaks in the first set. Heather ahead at the start of the 2nd with a break but broken straight away and is serving at *2-3,

Heather long for 0-30, appears to be in control of rally after a drive volley but surprisingly can't control a normal volley, sending it miles long 0-40, HW saves a bp, then dominates another rally only to dump her forehand in the net 2-4*

Heather screams after a forehand winner crosscourt brings the score back to 40-40, a deep return earns her bp, careless HW f into the net 40-40. Another scream from HW after a good shot brings it back to 40-40. AB b winner. Watson forehand just wide, she bounces her racket in disgust while Aliona screams in delight at holding *2-5

Aliona wrong foots heather for 0-30, good forehand winner from Watson after her serve 15-30, lucky net cord winner from Heather after her serve 30-30, poor forehand long after her serve 30-40, good T serve followed by forehand winner saves mp, AB lines f dtl but puts it in the net, AB aggressive forehand long as HW holds 3-5*

HW aggressive backhand crosscourt is one millimetre wide, HW smash winner 15-15, HW aggressive forehand is narrowly wide 30-15, another shot wide from Heather 40-15, AB's 2nd serve is horribly short, Watson's backhand return crosscourt is aggressive but AB reaches it to go down the line with her forehand, Watson nets her backhand 3-6

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In the small part of the match I saw, Heather tried to attack but her execution was too often poor.



-- Edited by kundalini on Monday 9th of January 2023 06:29:46 AM

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Neither of those loses are particularly surprising, but Heather's ranking will take a bit hit after she made round 2 in the main draw a year ago.

Shame, she played so well last week but just had a feeling this one wasn't going to go her way.

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Tremendous match commentaries/reports, thankyou so much Kundalini.

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PaulM wrote:

Neither of those loses are particularly surprising, but Heather's ranking will take a bit hit after she made round 2 in the main draw a year ago.

Shame, she played so well last week but just had a feeling this one wasn't going to go her way.


 Heather's best days are surely behind her now, more disappointed that Sonay's great form from the first half of last year seems to have evaporated.



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