Week 35/36 US Open New York Hard

Brendan F · Lower Club Player

RE: Week 35/36 US Open New York Hard

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

Brendan F wrote:
Jodie no longer on the day's schedule. I presume her match is cancelled which seems odd as there haven't been many long matches and no weather delays.

It's just started.

dodrade · Futures qualifying

JonH comes home wrote:
Well done Katie , top 50 around the corner perhaps?

Let's hope so, great to finally see how good she can be when she stays injury free.

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

Go Jodie - 1st set in the bag smile

LordBrownof · Futures level

First set Jodie 6-3.

Conditions seem to be favoring Jodie's game, fast and warm but not too hot. Her groundstrokes are flying through the air. It's great to see her so positive and mentally dialed in.

My only concern (and not for tonight) is really the evolution of her game, which I've thought for a while now. She's got a big hitting game which in the Jodie 2.0 era she's managed to control and exploit, alongside improved mental toughness. But she is often a little predictable. In reigning in her game she now hits the ball she's supposed to hit, in the places she's supposed to hit it. You rarely see her go behind her opponent or surprise her opponent with a different look. I'd love to see her add that to her game. Feels to me that is what will take her to the next level.

Would love other thoughts on that. I've watched A LOT of Jodie matches in the last two years but I'd love other view points!

Peter too · Tennis legend

Jodie won 3 & 4

Tennpar · Strong Club Player

Controlled, aggressive, no nonsense tennis to take the second, and the match :D
What a day smile

Jeff Stelling · Club Coach

Given I have been quick to negatively pass comment on other recent Jodie matches, such as her displays in Warsaw which were both showers of utter s***e, it is only fair I comment on this one too.

What a fantastic display of aggressive, authoritative and focussed tennis, with no little skill on show. Looked every inch a top 100 player, well done. Despite two wayward points when serving for it to go 0-30, it was closed out in a far less nervy fashion than her Wimbledon win.

LordBrownof · Futures level

Such a good professional performance against a top 40 player. Great ranking bump too. Expecting a huge court next round for one of the faves.

kundalini · Specialist Reporter + Intermediate Club Player

Jodie started the match with a couple of errors after 2nd serves then her first serve appeared, two aces and two unreturned first serves as she held to 40. Anna ace for 40-30 then Jodie punished a 2nd serve, a double fault gave her break point and Anna's forehand crosscourt wide for what turned out to be the only break of the set.

A combination of aces, poor 2nd serve returns out of play and decent play from the server, led to fairly comfortable holds for both, though Jodie did recover from 40-0 to 40-40 in one Blinkova service game. It didn't seem to matter if Jodie missed all 5 first serves, or Anna landed just one out of five, as happened once, they still held easily to 15 in those games.

The pattern continued until 2-2 in the 2nd. Anna with a double fault then a backhand error wide immediately after her 2nd serve for 0-30, a good 2nd serve followed by a super forehand winner got her to 15-30 then a poor backhand return error long from Jodie off a 2nd serve, Anna forehand just wide for 30-40, Jodie tried hard but couldn't prevent Anna saving bp, then holding. Easy holds to 4-4. Then out of nowhere, an inspired Burrage return game, beginning with a delightful volley winner crosscourt, then a brilliant forehand return winner off a 1st serve, an aggressive backhand return off a 2nd that forced Anna into an error long and a super Burrage forehand winner for the break to love *5-4.

Serving for the match, Jodie began with a double fault, then an awful drop shot that invited an easy winner for Blinkova. Fortunately the Burrage first serve turned up in time, decent wide serve unreturned, good T serve unreturned, ace out wide to bring up match point and another ace out wide for the win 6-4.

Jodie 9 aces 2 dfs. 57% first serve percentage, winning 81/63. Blinkova 7 aces 4 dfs. 44% first serve percentage, winning 71/57. Jodie 26 winners 21 unforced errors. Anna 21 winners 22 unforced errors.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R128: MIYAZAKI, Yuriko Lily (GBR) 198 def BETOVA, Margarita ( ) 1022 6-3 6-3
R128: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) 61 def PARRY, Diane (FRA) 88 6-4 6-0
R128: BURRAGE, Jodie (GBR) 96 def BLINKOVA, Anna 38 6-3 6-4

R64: MIYAZAKI, Yuriko Lily (GBR) 198 (CH=169 2023) v BENCIC, Belinda (SUI) (15) 13 (CH=4 2020)
R64: BOULTER, Katie (GBR) 61 (CH=60 2023) v WANG, Yafan (CHN) 114 (CH=47 2019)
R64: BURRAGE, Jodie (GBR) 96 (CH=94 2023) v SABALENKA, Aryna ( ) (2) 2 =CH

Kennykoalabear · Lower Club Player

Wow! Did not expect to wake up and see that Jodie would win tbh! Great win and a good rankings boost!

emmsie69 · Top national player

Fabulous 1st round. I wonder if Jodie felt the pressure of potentially being the only Brit loser :)

According to the BBC she did

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Wednesday 30th of August 2023 05:33:54 AM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Kennykoalabear wrote:
Wow! Did not expect to wake up and see that Jodie would win tbh! Great win and a good rankings boost!

Absolutely biggrin

When I went to bed, Andy was nearly there, Jack was always going to win as long as some awful injury didn't strike and Dan was already up and running

But I thought, don't ask for miracles, Jodie is a longshot .... don't be greedy.....

And here we are biggrin

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

PS If Lily and Jodie have the same coach, then give that man a biscuit !

All the results are great but Lily's run and Jodie's win here are by far the best on paper, so real kudos