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Var · Challenger qualifying

RE: Weeks 26-27 - The Championships, Wimbledon - Singles - grass

wales1994 · Pro player

Yeah, she hit two drop shots into the bottom of the net, slices into the bottom of the net. Hope she doesn't feel too deflated after this, she had a brutal lesson and hopefully she's learned a LOT from it.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Bar the first 3 games, Mika was way off her levels. Maybe nerves git to her.

Neil Gee · County player

She looks proper deflated but she'll get over it and sure she'll take what she's learned from Bencic back to the practice court.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

paulisi wrote:
Bar the first 3 games, Mika was way off her levels. Maybe nerves git to her.

Or that's her level - as in, it's very up and down

foobarbaz · Club Coach

Coup Droit wrote:
paulisi wrote:
Bar the first 3 games, Mika was way off her levels. Maybe nerves git to her.
Or that's her level - as in, it's very up and down

I think it was a very difficult task for the youngster tbh. Bencic had the power, and Stojsavljevic was never going to push her back. Really needed to get Bencic moving, bring her forward, hit slices, etc. but hard to do that when rushed. Scoreboard pressure told with the serve, and then ground strokes failing. Doubt there will be significant learnings from the match, other than just getting stronger and handling pressure better.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Harriet quickly 3-0* down and trainer on for foot/ankle

Not going to be a good day is it.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Harriet quickly 3-0* down and trainer on for foot/ankle

Not going to be a good day is it.

Indeed..... cry

And two of the blokes have lost pretty easily

Allez, Alicia ! I have hopes in this match - probably misplaced - but a person can have hopes smile

(and am hoping Hannah's will have some decent moments)

PaulM · Tennis legend

Believe it or not but Heather is now only 5th alternate because so few final rounds losers signed-in

sammmm · Lower Club Player

Harriet has to stay focused and positive because she must know Ostapenko can lose interest and go off the boil

indiana · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
PaulM wrote:
Harriet quickly 3-0* down and trainer on for foot/ankle

Not going to be a good day is it.
Indeed.....
And two of the blokes have lost pretty easily
Allez, Alicia ! I have hopes in this match - probably misplaced - but a person can have hopes
(and am hoping Hannah's will have some decent moments)

Gawd, chins up folk, let things run a bit further before getting too depressed.

sammmm · Lower Club Player

Chwalinska eats up a wildcard and falls in the first round having served for the match in the second set

indiana · Tennis legend

sammmm wrote:
Chwalinska eats up a wildcard and falls in the first round having served for the match in the second set

OK. I still absolutely think it was right that she received a MD WC.

PeteM · Junior player

sammmm wrote:
Chwalinska eats up a wildcard and falls in the first round having served for the match in the second set

She fell and injured herself on match point when 6-2 5-2 up, so would almost certainly have won were it not for that.

PeteM · Junior player

Harriet is up 3-0* in the second set (although has had to save break points on her own serve).