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Ratty


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Well, I suppose that's possible, but I doubt that Zvonareva has spent much time at Bollettieri's in recent years - maybe a couple of weeks per year in the off season.

And many female players have commented about how there are very few friendships on the tour.

And in any case, let's pretend that Vera is a great chum of Heather, and knows all about her game - her observations would still be meaningless! The list of promising players wrongly predicted by the experts to be future champions is a very long one. I particularly remember McEnroe's commments a few years back that Donald Young was the most talented player he had ever seen.

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Bally 1-6 *2-0



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Hmm. Ratty, your general point about not overhyping young promising players is taken. But (there's always a but!) I don't agree that there's nothing particularly encouraging about that match re: Heather. We've often seen that when 50-100 ranked players confront a player in the top 10, they get few or no games ... overawe, the sheer talent of the highly-ranked player ... whatever the case, it often happens. Heather, by contrast, made Zvonareva work for every point, never gave up, and had a more-than-respectable scoreline. So yes, I think it is encouraging. If she isn't overawed, knows that hard work in a match means you don't get blown away, and has a respectable record, she's much more likely to feel she can genuinely belong at the top. And that, given her innate talent, is significant.

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C'monnnnn Bally *3 - 1 biggrinbiggrin biggrin



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Oh have I jinxed her, df and 15 - 40

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Scoreboard a bit slow in responding here - deuce

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Broken - back on serve 3 - 2*

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4 - 3* good hold despite being foot faulted (!)

 

 

 

 

 

And Bally breaks again - Blimey -  5* - 3



-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Wednesday 15th of June 2011 11:19:18 AM

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Julia Carrot wrote:

4 - 3* good hold despite being foot faulted (!)

 And from 0-40!



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Serving for the 2nd set - WOW !!!

15 - 30

15 - 40 No.........

Oh poooh !

Never mind , perhaps she can break her again

5 - 4*

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Nope. 5 - 5

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Bally holds - so, at worst a TB !!! 6 - 5*

 

Yup, TB with the world No 5 biggrin



-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Wednesday 15th of June 2011 11:35:52 AM

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Poor Bally didn't get a single point in that tie break - she was probably gasping by then after her previous efforts.

1 -6
6 -7

 

(at least I think that was the score - it's vanished now and JW is up (smile) and not yet appeared in results)



-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Wednesday 15th of June 2011 11:45:02 AM

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No disgrace, solid effort. Well done Bally.

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Sea air not doing much for Anne and Hev this morning.

0 - 5 so far in the doubs

 

And now bagelled.  no



-- Edited by Julia Carrot on Wednesday 15th of June 2011 12:34:32 PM

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