Week 40 - WTA Premier Mandatory Beijing, China - Hard.

adz1983 · Intermediate Club Player

RE: Week 40 - WTA Premier Mandatory Beijing, China - Hard.

Julia Carrot · All-time great

http://yfrog.com/nwntvjqj Link to pic of Laura in her match. Looking feisty.

indiana · Tennis legend

Very good again from Laura, she has certainly stepped up to a higher general level in the 2nd half of this year.

Just as long as folk have a little patience still that not every match is likely at the moment to go as she and we would like. I suspect she will still have bad parts of matches, bad full matches indeed. Consistency especially with a game like hers and her pretty interrupted first half of year and less match play will take time, but its steadily coming.

Czink, yes, likely to be a tough opponent, though since coming back ( after being out the 2nd half of 2010 ) at the end of February she has had a pretty full season ( more tournaments than Laura ) and the win she had against Stosur at Wimbledon appears to have been her only win against a top 100 player before she beat Falconi here. Had quite a few relatively bad looking defeats spread over the year and "just" ranked 130 in the race ( Laura is 145 ), so still generally well off being back to top 40 level. And this is not the time to find that level again, Melinda

-- Edited by indiana on Friday 30th of September 2011 10:57:55 AM

steven · Tennis legend

We'll have to hope Laura can find the Czink in Melinda's armour that the other Brits didn't manage to find.

(It's too hot to get my coat so I'll just leave quietly)

indiana · Tennis legend

adz1983 wrote:
They are not as random as they first look.
Due to the scheduling of the China Open being stretched over more than a week the Tokyo semi finalists are given the luxury of a first round bye.

Welcome to the forum.

I see that you have got it in one. Expecting that continued level of being on the ball in future posts smile

adz1983 · Intermediate Club Player

RBBOT wrote:
Wonder why they have 4 bye's seemingly randomly positioned in the main draw (unlike tournaments where the top 8 seeds get a R1 BYE). It's not as if they have a shortage of players.

Sorry guys new to this posting malarky didn't know how to include comment i was responding too but this was supposed to go with RBBOT comment:

They are not as random as they first look.

Due to the scheduling of the China Open being stretched over more than a week the Tokyo semi finalists are given the luxury of a first round bye.

adz1983 · Intermediate Club Player

indiana wrote:
adz1983 wrote:
They are not as random as they first look.
Due to the scheduling of the China Open being stretched over more than a week the Tokyo semi finalists are given the luxury of a first round bye.

Welcome to the forum.
I see that you have got it in one. Expecting that continued level of being on the ball in future posts

The rainman memory I possess will serve me well I reckon!

Jan · Hall of fame

Only just managed to get on here to find result. Brilliant - well done Laura!

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Laura playing second on Moon

Court tomorrow. Same sort of time as this morning's match I guess.

steven · Tennis legend

Julia Carrot wrote:
Laura playing second on Moon Court tomorrow. Same sort of time as this morning's match I guess.

Expect to see quite a few balls float out when they misjudge the reduced graitational pull. wink

ashamed

tony_orient · ATP qualifying

steven wrote:
Julia Carrot wrote:
Laura playing second on Moon Court tomorrow. Same sort of time as this morning's match I guess.
Expect to see quite a few balls float out when they misjudge the reduced graitational pull.

Whilst I could think of a few players for which the Moon court might suit their style of play, neither Laura nor Melinda Czink fall into that category

Jan · Hall of fame

Will be away over the weeknd and relying on the beeb (tv only) for results. Don't hold out much hope for them reporting the result. cry

indiana · Tennis legend

Jan wrote:
Will be away over the weeknd and relying on the beeb (tv only) for results. Don't hold out much hope for them reporting the result.

From recent experience of the BBC ( well website anyway ), you should hear if and when Laura loses. So no news should be good news.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Q1: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) WC 146 beat MARTIC, Petra (CRO) 4 47 7-5 6-1

Q2: ROBSON, Laura (GBR) WC 146 v CZINK, Melinda (HUN) 144

Jan · Hall of fame

indiana wrote:
Jan wrote:
Will be away over the weeknd and relying on the beeb (tv only) for results. Don't hold out much hope for them reporting the result.

From recent experience of the BBC ( well website anyway ), you should hear if and when Laura loses. So no news should be good news.

Ha true!