A fair result - it was a close match but Mika was the slightly better player, served her way out of trouble nicely when needed, Millie was a touch slow to react on a lot of the hard, heavy balls, it doesn't take much ....
Brooke's opponent is an interesting player - only 19, ex #2 in juniors, but highly exasperating to all belgian fans....
However, she was too strong for Brooke today by quite a way
And out exasperation should be for Ranah who has so many weapons but doesn't seem to be able to string them together (maybe due to lack of matchplay due to injury?)
And out exasperation should be for Ranah who has so many weapons but doesn't seem to be able to string them together (maybe due to lack of matchplay due to injury?)
When Ranah went on the attack she seemed to be at the very least holding her own but she kept switching to slicing the ball which Bartone invariably said thanks very much as she put it away for a winner.
Ella had a string of break points half way through the final set but was unable to convert any of them. She then lost her own service in the very next game and never recovered. It could so easily have gone the other way.