Week 25 - WTA250 - Birmingham, Great Britain Grass

foobarbaz · Strong Club Player

Week 25 - WTA250 - Birmingham, Great Britain Grass

Jajon · Club Coach

Does Harriets serve lookbetter?!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Good break to start and has just hung tough under a lot of pressure on serve.

3-1*

Neil Gee · Club Coach

Harriet's hanging tough, making a decent fist of the set, but Potapova is no drink of water either. 5-3.

#Good to see Noel Gallagher doing a spot of moonlighting as a line judge.

PaulM · Tennis legend

This is primarily on the Russian's racket but Harriet is serving pretty well and digging in on the baseline. Coming up with some great tennis and clinging on under huge pressure, saving more break points.

5-3*

Var · Pro player

Well played, Harriet. Bit dodgy in the final game of the set, but you brought it home! 64

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

After all that Russian t-shirt stuff, and 'my dad built the stadium', I do NOT like Miss Potapova.

Allez, Harriet !

PaulM · Tennis legend

Did well to get the set, the set point she did a superb job to soak up and redirect the pace off the return and force the Russian into an error.

Strong hold to start the second as well.

1-1*

Neil Gee · Club Coach

Coup Droit wrote:
After all that Russian t-shirt stuff, and 'my dad built the stadium', I do NOT like Miss Potapova.

Allez, Harriet !

Potapova does come across as arrogant I think.

Another break in set two. Brilliant Harriet.

Var · Pro player

Coup Droit wrote:
After all that Russian t-shirt stuff, and 'my dad built the stadium', I do NOT like Miss Potapova.

Allez, Harriet !

H is doing a great job in second set- hope she can consolidate the break. Need a glass of wine!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Harriet breaks thanks to a double fault.

Gets to game point from 15-40, but double faults. Misses a second chance to hold and Potapova finally breaks.

2-2*

PaulM · Tennis legend

That double when she had a chance for 3-1* proving costly.

2-4*

Neil Gee · Club Coach

HD described as 'going off the boil' as she gets broken twice to fall behind in the second set but she keeps fighting hard.

PaulM · Tennis legend

3 doubles give Harriet a break point, but the Russian gets herself together and holds.

2 doubles from Harriet and it's *15-40, broken.

1-2*

Var · Pro player

PaulM wrote:
3 doubles give Harriet a break point, but the Russian gets herself together and holds.

2 doubles from Harriet and it's *15-40, broken.

1-2*

She needs to break back now.... Come on H