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Week 5- WTA250 Ostrava, Czech Republic - Indoor Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

Bookies have Katie as favourite

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Bookies have Katie as favourite

Tennis abstract has her as a clear favourite

Andy Parker · Club Coach

I'm so pleased for Katie. Last season I started to despair that she couldn't get a string of victories together and wondered if she was begginning to lose focus, hunger and intensity, but I think maybe I was being harsh and that she really still does have the hunger to get back up the rankings. Hopefully this tournament will kick start her season.

It is lovely to see her get to the final and is a great boost to her morale and to her ranking too. It will be fascinating to see how she gets on against Korpatsch - I echo what every else is saying on here - a big well done, Katie and all the best for tomorrow's final.

Var · Futures level

Andy Parker wrote:
I'm so pleased for Katie. Last season I started to despair that she couldn't get a string of victories together and wondered if she was begginning to lose focus, hunger and intensity, but I think maybe I was being harsh and that she really still does have the hunger to get back up the rankings. Hopefully this tournament will kick start her season.

It is lovely to see her get to the final and is a great boost to her morale and to her ranking too. It will be fascinating to see how she gets on against Korpatsch - I echo what every else is saying on here - a big well done, Katie and all the best for tomorrow's final.

agree great to see Katie start to play like she can. However the way she started 2026 augured well for her resurgence. A really solid training block in January where from the clips it was pretty clear she meant business and selecting Joyce as her coach was another clear sign of intent. I very nearly put her as number one in the rankings prediction competition just based on that, but chickened out! She is aiming for top 10 though and Joyce was selected as the coach to get her there.

-- Edited by Var on Saturday 7th of February 2026 10:12:22 AM

Var · Futures level

Ouch this is tight 4-4 first set.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Katie breaks, and having had zero issues on serve gets broken to 30.

5-5*

Var · Futures level

Loses the first set 7-5. Not playing as well today. Maybe will get better in the second set.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Var wrote:
Loses the first set 7-5. Not playing as well today. Maybe will get better in the second set.

Yes, but that's partly the opponent, don't you think? Katie started out as well but Korpatsch undermined her conifdence

PaulM · Tennis legend

She was playing fine (not brilliant, but fine) until *5-4 and has just collapsed horribly. As CD said Korpatsch has wormed her way under her skin.

-- Edited by PaulM on Saturday 7th of February 2026 04:04:35 PM

Var · Futures level

Oh well. Has a break in the second lets see what happens. I so want Katie to win!

PaulM · Tennis legend

She's gotten out her own way a bit now. But hopefully she doesn't tighten up trying to close out this set.

Var · Futures level

PaulM wrote:
She's gotten out her own way a bit now. But hopefully she doesn't tighten up trying to close out this set.

Thats better. Happier now! Maybe Michael will get his birthday present after all.

-- Edited by Var on Saturday 7th of February 2026 04:36:49 PM

Var · Futures level

Sweet drop shot to win that service game, 3-1.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Yea!