Just when i thought she was able to get a shock win against Hingis by taking one of those 2 match points, everyone would be in awe of her! But unfortunately it didnt come. i watched the entire match, and Cavaday stayed with her until the final set, but come the final set she looks like she ran out of gas and couldnt serve consistently as she did in the first 2 sets. Nevertheless, a wildcard deserved and an excellent effort against a former champ, hopefully improvements in her movement and fitness will bode her well in the future. i think she can be in the top 100 or thereabout come the end of the year. Well Done Naomi
Shame there for young Noami Started off so well and looked at one point like she was going to run away with the game. Hopefully she'll take some heart from this performance and work on her fitness. Managed to catch most of it online during meetings, and was impressed. She's got a good forearm.
So close yet so far. Here's hoping the others dont follow trend
I had high hopes when the coverage switched over to this match, especially as it looked as though an upset was on the cards. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be. After Naomi missed the two match points she seemed to lose heart and Hingis upped her game and played with more variety. Naomi just didn't look fit enough to last three sets at this level. If this is the case she can remedy this and with her good serve and forehand she has some formidable weapons. I do feel however, that she does need to have a 'plan B' as she does tend to play the same way all the time.