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Mervatron2 · Challenger level

Week 33 - W35 Aldershot, Great Britain - Hard

B00thy · Club Coach

Yes, this is a great learning opportunity for Hannah

emmsie69 · Top national player

Mervatron2 wrote:
Very tough next for Hannah.

Wonder if she can work the conundrum out.

So far it looks like a no.

B00thy · Club Coach

Although losing the first set 1-6 Hannah seems to be playing well enough but Tan has more.

Hannah's response seems to be to hit harder but generally she's landing in Tan's hitting zone - hopefully she's realising this is not deep enough.

Let's see what the 2nd set brings

Priesty · Challenger level

emmsie69 wrote:
Mervatron2 wrote:
Very tough next for Hannah.

Wonder if she can work the conundrum out.
So far it looks like a no.

Tan asked for 6 small, and got them....but games not numbers....

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Yes, Hannah definitely player her level, played well

But Harmony just rang rings round her in the first set

Harmony has actually made a few errors in the second - shame that Hannah got broken again - that was a poor game, probably her poorest

the addict · Tennis legend

SF:- Hannah Klugman (GBR) WR669 [SE] lost to Harmony Tan (FRA) WR294 [3] 1-6 4-6

I didn't see any of the match, but from the scoreline it looks as if Hannah was getting the hang of playing Harmony in the second set.

Priesty · Challenger level

Hannah did at least manage to pick 4 large in the second set, even though she couldn't solve the conundrum.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I saw all of it and I honestly don't think there was any conundrum - Harmony plays a pretty standard sort of tennis

In the first set, Harmony just played very, very well and Hannah couldn't believe that she was getting to good balls of hers AND hitting super shots off them - Hannah simply hasn't played enough people of that level

In the second, Harmony made a few more errors, Hannah played well at the start - the same level as the first. Then got a bit frustrated in the middle - and went 1-4 down. And I thought it was done and dusted

But she hung in well - didn't hand it to the French woman - who was getting just slightly worried (her team (well, one person) was certainly getting quite vocal, and a little agitated)

Hannah's volleys were too timid (she came in quite a lot which wasn't wrong - but the approaches were normally one ball late and then the volleys were a bit tame)

She tended to watch her 'great' shots and then be gobsmacked that they came back as opposed to being ready for them to come back

There were obviously a few too many errors at certain parts, but a lot were 'normal' errors, only a few in the second set were what I'd call really poor errors, the others and the first set were fine

It was a good learning match. And a pretty good match all told.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Great summary CD. Agreed she spent too much time standing watching her ball rather than recovering and anticipating having to play another. Caught herself out a few times but the result was a fair one and overall a good standard of tennis at this level. Onwards.

the addict · Tennis legend

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