Var wrote:

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Just watching Osaka play Garcia, close first set went to Garcia 6-4, second set and Osaka puts in a love game that took 54 seconds! All aces, her serve is definitely back!

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 Garcia won the second set ad the match on a tie-break. Looking at the stats it appears that Garcia out-served Osaka with better figures all round.

Crispy wrote:

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Hahaha! On a cold day like today, I would love nothing more than to be sat in the stands in Melbourne cheering on JB!

There are so many challenges that players face, and when I think of all the mistakes I made as a 24-25 year old, or the parts I didn't know about myself, I feel for her. She's trying to achieve something amazing, and after watching so many players look like they are having an utterly miserable time on court, you really want to see a player enjoy their playing career rather than endure it. She and many others have worked too hard for them to feel burdened by criticism and a feeling of failure.

Good luck JB, we're all rooting for you!

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 Wish we had a like button on this forum! 

DF wrote:

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Poor Jodie. She is our second best player at the moment. She must be doing something right.

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 Indeed. And some things wrong as has been pointed to. All the best to her as she hopefully works on righting the wrongs and continues to progress.

It's a pity Burrage wasn't able to get the win, but as others have said, it's a learning experience and she's not been long in the top 100. Burrage had played against Korpatsch twice in 2023, and both matches were decided by tiebreak. From what I read, Jodie had talked before the match about playing aggressive tennis in conditions which she said would suit the GB players. Perhaps that was the correct strategy, given she won the first set in fine style. However as she said after the match, the blustery wind made it difficult, and it seems Korpatsch did a much better job at adapting her game as the match unfolded. If the wind made playing aggressive tennis difficult, then it isn't rocket science to cut some of the pace off the ball, and focus on precision, and wait longer in the rally for the opportunity to strike. That's also more like the game style that Korpatsch has, so the task becomes more difficult for sure, but Burrage really had to accept that that's how it was, and make each point a battle. There's no disgrace to losing to an opponent if they have an answer to everything you try, the key is to not continue to play in a way that isn't working. I've probably not added anything new to what others have already said, but I just wanted to think it through.

dodrade wrote:

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Peter too wrote:

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I remember Jo Konta had trouble finishing off matches from a winning position and then got a psychology coach and stormed up number 4 in the rankings. One bad point should not be allowed to affect a player for the rest of the match. Jodie needs someone to teach her how to forget what has just happened and concentrate solely on winning the next point.

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 Didn't he end up killing himself though?

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 I mean, yes he did but what's that got to do with Jo (or Jodie)?