Week 43 - ITF (W60) - Bendigo, Australia - Hard

Michael D · All-time great

Week 43 - ITF (W60) - Bendigo, Australia - Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

For those who follow the junior threads, Kiana features quite often in the events down under.

She's born 2002, and ranked 1391, which is nothing amazing, but she's played quite a few J5s and J4s, and won a round or two each time.

She's got a US college recruitment video up, looking to study Bio medical sciences or chemistry, apparently. (And has a funny forehand preparation)

www.youtube.com/watch

Peter too · Tennis legend

Video link that didn't translate.

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-- Edited by Peter too on Sunday 20th of October 2019 11:02:40 PM

HarryGem · Club Coach

Michael D wrote:
A surprise q appearance here. Naiktha should be in the MD. Elie is 33.
QR1: Kiana MOKHTARI (GBR) UNR vs Jennifer ELIE (USA) [q4] 473 (CH:219)

Perhaps not surprisingly she went down 6-1, 6-2

Michael D · All-time great

In the MD Naiktha gets another chance at that elusive win.

R32: Naiktha BAINS (GBR) 278 vs Risa OZAKI (JPN) 309 (CH:70 April 17)

Michael D · All-time great

Naikhta is in the doubles too this week playing with Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK). They are 3rd seeds. Last W25 doubles appearance two weeks back she won the title, a big contrast to her recent singles' performances.

-- Edited by Michael D on Monday 21st of October 2019 06:55:55 AM

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Michael D wrote:
Naikhta is in the doubles too this week playing with Tereza MIHALIKOVA (SVK). They are 3rd seeds. Last W25 doubles appearance two weeks back she won the title, a big contrast to her recent singles' performances.

-- Edited by Michael D on Monday 21st of October 2019 06:55:55 AM

Tereza Mihalikova is the player who beat Katie Swan in the Australian junior singles final of 2015. If you don't count Katie's win at Wimbledon in 2018 then amazingly this pair have never won a singles match on the main WTA tour. Also apart from trying to qualify for Auckland and Australia in 2016 and Prague in 2019 Mihalikova has never appeared in any other qualifying draw for any main WTA tournament. Her highest singles ranking is 349 and it just illustrates that not all junior singles champions make it in the seniors.

ROSAMUND · Futures level

Naiktha has some work to do as she has lost the first set on a tie break.

HarryGem · Club Coach

Lost yet again in the first round. 7-6, 6-4. She really is on the most terrible run of form and with 23 points to defend this week according to WTA list will surely drop a bit more in the rankings.

ROSAMUND · Futures level

That is Naiktha's 10th loss in a row. Coming back to represent us seems to have had a bad affect.

Michael D · All-time great

Yes close, but not close enough. A poor run means you always tend to lose the tight ones through lack of confidence and tightening up.

R32: Naiktha BAINS (GBR) 278 lost to Risa OZAKI (JPN) 309 (CH:70 April 17) 6-7(4) 4-6

On OER this week, HarryGem, Naiktha drops net -7 pts and will fall about 7 ranking places too, then next week she drops another -14 pts, and will then be near to falling out of the top 300.

Michael D · All-time great

Naiktha and Tereza Mihalikova have won their first round doubles match 6-1 6-1

Michael D · All-time great

Naiktha and Tereza Mihalikova have now won their doubles QF over an unknown to me Australian pair 6-3 7-6(1)

They will play Bozovic and Marshall in the SF who were given a walkover by Hozumi and Muhammad, the top seeds. Naiktha + are 3rd seeds.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

As I noted back at Surbiton, the only time I've seen Naiktha look 'happy/into the match/wanting to be there' on a court is playing doubles, there with Naomi where they were unlucky to lose, by a whisker, to Hev+

Babfive · Satellite level

Naiktha+ win their doubles sf 3-6 6-3 10-7