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the addict · Tennis legend

Week 35 - WTT W15 - Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland - Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Emily won her singles, 6-3 6-3

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:- Emily Appleton (GBR) WR450 [1] def Megan Heuser (USA) WR1243 6-3 6-3

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L16:- Mia Wainwright (GBR) WR1155 lost to Zuzanna Bednarz (POL) WR823 [5] 3-6 2-6

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QF:- Emily Appleton (GBR) WR450 [1] v Margaux Komano (FRA) WR1138

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Megan Heuser (USA) / Summer Yardley (GBR) CR1231 (636+595) [1] def Mia Chudejova (SVK) / Anna Ozerova (LAT) CR3378 (1807+1571) 6-3 6-1

QF:- Amelie Brooks (GBR) / Margaux Komano (FRA) CR2437(1334+1103) lost to Ava Hrastar (USA) / Kate Sharabura (USA) CR1316 (587+729) [2] 2-6 2-6

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SF:- Megan Heuser (USA) / Summer Yardley (GBR) CR1231 (636+595) [1] v Daria Gorska (POL) / Kateryna Lazarenko (UKR) CR1334 (655+679)[3]

the addict · Tennis legend

Emily in a hurry this morning - under an hour, but failed to serve it out for the double-bagel

QF:- Emily Appleton (GBR) WR450 [1] def Margaux Komano (FRA) WR1138 6-0 6-1

sammmm · Club Coach

She made harder work than expected of her previous matches so making up for lost time

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

sammmm wrote:
She made harder work than expected of her previous matches so making up for lost time

No

As before, she used her earlier matches to practice her new schemas of play (that's not making hard work) and hence is getting the rewards now smile

sammmm · Club Coach

Coup Droit wrote:
sammmm wrote:
She made harder work than expected of her previous matches so making up for lost time
No
As before, she used her earlier matches to practice her new schemas of play (that's not making hard work) and hence is getting the rewards now

I was being rather tongue in cheek but on the subject of trying out new things, do you think that's why she's chosen to enter the W15 instead of playing portugal?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

sammmm wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
sammmm wrote:
She made harder work than expected of her previous matches so making up for lost time
No
As before, she used her earlier matches to practice her new schemas of play (that's not making hard work) and hence is getting the rewards now
I was being rather tongue in cheek but on the subject of trying out new things, do you think that's why she's chosen to enter the W15 instead of playing portugal?

I don't expect so, it might be for a few easy points, but I'd think it more likely that she knows someone there, or has some less direct tennis reason - but I've no idea smile

But it is a common strategy - most coaches tell players to enter three sorts of tournaments: those at their level, those just above, and (less obvious) those a bit below - and not for confidence reasons, or whatever (because that implies you've been having a tough time, and so those level events might actually be your true level at that moment) but for precisely the reason of having the room and margin to try new things out

Honestly, I've absolutely no idea for Emily (I'm not even sure she has a coach) but it's possible biggrin biggrin

the addict · Tennis legend

Well she could do with the points as she has a lot of low-value counters. 6 so far here will actually make a difference !