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indiana


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wimbledont wrote:

Future Wimbledon ladies winner - you read it here first - Mika Stoj wins 6-2, 6-4.

Not actually a top 100 win, as points from Queen's arent added yet, but her opponent won 2qs and a MD match there, and is WR91 on live rankings.

Zakharova may not yet have been officially top 100 when Mika beat her but going forward it will really be effectively a top 100 win, being recorded as a win in a tournament with the MD starting 16/06 against a player officially top 100 on 16/06 - ie. no-one looking back for her rankings wins in the future will look for any other ranking.

Pity Mika couldn't go on to qualify but a very big ask.



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There is a LL space but zero chance of Mika getting it.

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Interesting early part of the match with Hannah and Poots

All on serve - after tons of breaks

*2-3

Hannah very much in all the rallies - dictating some points, being dictated to on others

But having trouble with her serve - looks nervous and not landing enough first serves

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Coup Droit wrote:

Interesting early part of the match with Hannah and Poots

All on serve - after tons of breaks

*2-3

Hannah very much in all the rallies - dictating some points, being dictated to on others

But having trouble with her serve - looks nervous and not landing enough first serves

 When Hannah is in full flow though plays some lovely grass court tennis. 



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Then hits a couple of beauties - but also a DF - and then is way too cautious on two easy balls

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More serve troubles! Such a good game though and plenty of time to sort the serve out... do as previous mentioned wish she had done Qualies not main draw though for more grass time.

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More serve troubles! Such a good game though and plenty of time to sort the serve out... do as previous mentioned wish she had done Qualies not main draw though for more grass time.

 Yes, it wasn't so much th DF as the timing of it 

At 30-30 it's a bit of a killer

And it afffects you - she'd probably have been more confident on the next point to attack if her serve was leading the way  



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Coup Droit wrote:
Danny1312 wrote:

More serve troubles! Such a good game though and plenty of time to sort the serve out... do as previous mentioned wish she had done Qualies not main draw though for more grass time.

 Yes, it wasn't so much th DF as the timing of it 

At 30-30 it's a bit of a killer

And it afffects you - she'd probably have been more confident on the next point to attack if her serve was leading the way  

 Yes you have no room for error when your giving a free point each service game... Hopegully the 2nd set she can hold at some point and get that confidence. I still think the organising of these tournaments has been shoddy any unhelpful! As in events held and wildcard allocations. 



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I don't really mind one UE each game, it's not off the scale

But at 30-30 it just puts you under so much pressure

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But love the second serve first serves :)

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Yeah it's a weird one. Poots isnt really breaking any sort of sweat, this is very easy for her so far - but I also don't feel like Hannah is a million miles away either. A few bad decisions, some nerves, but she looks fairly comfortable trading.

I said when the draw was made Poots would find and exploit Hannah's weaknesses. That's what is happening here but that's no bad thing - a great education on how far the gap is between being a very good junior and any sort of top level pro. Loads to work on, some that will come naturally with time and experience and physical development, and others where the team can start to look at specific things to improve or bring into Hannah's game.

Not the day she'd have dreamed of so far but hardly a disaster. And she's just got her first hold too.

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Ouch just check the stats and she lost all six seconds serve points first set. Thankfully got one early in the second set

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PaulM wrote:

Yeah it's a weird one. Poots isnt really breaking any sort of sweat, this is very easy for her so far - but I also don't feel like Hannah is a million miles away either. A few bad decisions, some nerves, but she looks fairly comfortable trading.

I said when the draw was made Poots would find and exploit Hannah's weaknesses. That's what is happening here but that's no bad thing - a great education on how far the gap is between being a very good junior and any sort of top level pro. Loads to work on, some that will come naturally with time and experience and physical development, and others where the team can start to look at specific things to improve or bring into Hannah's game.

Not the day she'd have dreamed of so far but hardly a disaster. And she's just got her first hold too.

 Yes, very much so 



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Finally ..... she lands that out wide deuce box serve

(she's missed a dozen of them up till now, all a tiny bit wide)

She pumps her fist in the air

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Hannah loses 2-6 2-6

The second set was certainly closer

All in all, a very respectable performance

As PaulM said, and others, only one winner but definitely quite close in many respects

Good stuff there - and stuff to work on

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