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RE: Week 2- ITF W50 Manchester - Indoor Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

HarryGem wrote:
Var wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
indiana wrote:
Mika though is stronger willed at the moment, and a real fighter.

However, she has just been broken back by a fired up Bandecchi when serving fot the match. Though Mika was less than happy about the DF call that clinched that break after a long game.

5-5*
Yes, good of Mika to keep her cool after missing all those MPs (she was wrong about the line call, IMO - and our camera is perfectly placed but - again - she did well not to get TOO sidetracked by it)
And she played a solid TB, unlike her opponent who started badly and then it's difficult to stop
Good job, Mika

She is a good fighter our Mika. Tenacious today and deserving of the win.
Yes she seems to have a good temperament. The most positive thing for me is that she has the foundations of a good game but there is still a lot she can improve on which makes her a very interesting prospect. Which I guess is what you'd expect from a player of her age and experience.

Like you HarryG, it's one of the most promising things about Mika, and Hannah too

18-24 months ago, there was lots of good but, just taking two examples, Mika's movement and Hannah's two-handed backhands were a nightmare

Now both are MILES better

Both of them have a lot of skills, good qualities, exciting prospects

But both also have a lot to work on

It's very rough and ready, but makes you feel very upbeat going forward

Unlike Mimi, who may well do better, but is more rounded, more polished, fewer obvious weaknesses to improve on

(Remember, Katie O'Brien (I think it was) in her round-up of the three of them saying: Mimi is the most hard-working, Mika is the most obstinate and Hannah is the most playful/fun (can't remember without looking up the exact word for Hannah but something like that). But Mimi's work ethic shows - but does it diminish the upside? Or does it mean the upside is higher because the talent to work hard is just as important a talent as natural timing?)