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Ace Ventura


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Just having a look at the Q placings and they are not too kind. There is a LL opening, but the options are:

3. Zhang
4. Sakkari
6. Cornet
Yastremska (one of the WTA's hottest prospects and 4th favourite to take the title here)
Begu
Fellow Q/LL

So you'd be hoping for one of the latter 2 spots if you qualified.

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2nd set was looking very rosy for Heather, having built up a *4-1 lead, but Issy has just taken 8 of the next 10 points to stay in the set (and match).

Still a break to the good, but more work to be done. *4-3

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Strongbow wrote:

Greet has been one of the stand-out players this year as far as "Strongest Nation" is concerned along with

Pia Cuk (SLO)

Rebecca Marino (CaN)

Context - she rose a lot in 2018 but that was basically because she had fallen to outside the top 800 after hardly playing in 2017 due to the injuries mentioned. And she is clearly much better than that.

A good young player (21), back up currently to WR 348 after a pretty full 2018 with a CH 263 from 2016 and JCH 28 from 2015. First match of this season was a loss to Kaylah McPhee WR 352 in last week's Aus 25K.

So I'd say a player one would expect a reasonably fit and well Katie B to beat fairly comfortably.



-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 6th of January 2019 01:44:56 AM

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Wallace saves at least 2 MPs and same situation as the first set, Watson serving for the set (and this time the match) at *5-4.

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Holds to 40 and qualifies :)

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Hopefully she'll draw the Rogowska-Bai winner (which currently looks like the latter) in the main draw. Although perhaps the Begu spot will offer more chance of continued progression if she is looking to match what she did last year.

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Wee bit of a struggle for Hev so far but getting the wins and more matches to hopefully build up more early season form.

Great if she could defend all or most of her SF points from last year but for now I'd be fairly happy to see a good pick up in form prior to the Aussie Open and look to claw back these points then and/or later on.



-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 6th of January 2019 01:52:25 AM

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Hev gets Begu

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PaulM wrote:

Hev gets Begu

who is on a 5 match losing streak and lost to wr133 kudermetova last week in shenzhen and is never up to much off of clay



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Heather scheduled for first night session match on Centre. (7am)

-- Edited by RedSquirrel on Sunday 6th of January 2019 10:37:52 AM

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Delighted for Hev! Also so happy with the start time! Means I will have motivation to wake up early and hopefully watch some of it! Predicting a 3 set win tomorrow :)

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FQR: Heather WATSON (GBR) [q8] 91 beat WALLACE, Isabelle (AUS) 381 (CH=243 15/01/18) 6-4 6-4

With next week's rankings now.

R32: Heather WATSON (GBR) [Q] WR 93 vs Irina-Camelia BEGU (ROU) WR 76 (CH 22 Aug 2016)
H2H: 0-2

Year Tournament Nation Surface  Winner Score
2017 Fed Cup      ROU    Clay       BEGU   6-4 7-5
2013 Indian Wells USA   Hard       BEGU   6-2 6-4



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Heather trades breaks to start

1-1*

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4 games in a row for Begu

*1-4

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Hev won the first 6 points then fell away. Begu absolutely creaming the ball

1-6 *0-0

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