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Deucebag · Intermediate Club Player

Weeks 27 & 28 - The Championships, Wimbledon (Womens') (grass) - main draw

PaulM · Tennis legend

Yeah that was great but Jelena is currently channeling her anger into smashing winners rather than falling apart which is a shame.

0-2*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Sonay has played a few lovely shots but 95% of this is on Ostapenko's racket.

*2-5

wimbledont · Intermediate Club Player

So, Unlike the first set, when Sonay won 5 games from 2*-5 down, in the second she was broken for 7-5, 2-6

But now in the third, she on a roll again at 3*-0

It is largely on Jelena's racquet though.

telstar · Club Coach

wimbledont wrote:
The Wimbledon website OOP gives an IBM computer prediction of the likelihood of either player in each match winning...For our lasses today, as follows...

Emma74%
Mimi26%

Sonay 42%
KatieB 23%
HannahK 22%
Harriet 47%
MikaS 22%

Imho there is vastly more chance of Katie B winning than there is of either Hannah or Mika!

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

wimbledont wrote:
So, Unlike the first set, when Sonay won 5 games from 2*-5 down, in the second she was broken for 7-5, 2-6

But now in the third, she on a roll again at 3*-0

It is largely on Jelena's racquet though.

it is largely in Jelena's legs

PaulM · Tennis legend

This third set however, our girl is shining bright. Ostapenko is absolutely flummoxed, and as CD says, Jelena is picking and choosing where to use her energy in the sun, and a lot of balls she isn't going for whereas Sonay is scrambling about madly.

*0-4

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 30th of June 2025 11:55:22 AM

wimbledont · Intermediate Club Player

Jelena's legs are losing 5*-0.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Penko obviously hates the heat

Refuses to run, or adjust

And Sonay is just running rings round her

So close now....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

wimbledont wrote:
Jelena's legs are losing 5*-0.

biggrin

PaulM · Tennis legend

Very messy game from Sonay there but she's got time. Just needs to bit panic, and accept Jelena is good is going to swing and may hit some screamers.

5-1*

indiana · Tennis legend

telstar wrote:
wimbledont wrote:
The Wimbledon website OOP gives an IBM computer prediction of the likelihood of either player in each match winning...For our lasses today, as follows...

Emma74%
Mimi26%

Sonay 42%
KatieB 23%
HannahK 22%
Harriet 47%
MikaS 22%
Imho there is vastly more chance of Katie B winning than there is of either Hannah or Mika!

Yes, looks nonsense in theory ( the results will look after themselves )

Latest betting odds against:

Katie 13/10

Hannah 6/1

Mika 11/2

the addict · Tennis legend

Yes, Penko swinging at everything and finding some winners. *5-2

wimbledont · Intermediate Club Player

Back to 5*-2

I do think JO may be nursing an injury. She's pretty leaden footed between points, and this tactic of trying to blast winners and not chase anything is usually employed by players who are struggling with an injury. KB was doing this at Notts, less effectively than Jelena here.

Neil Gee · County player

Well done Sonay for upending the odds yet again.