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BMC
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Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 14:05

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Haha. Well it looks like Scott got his wish. Robson took a set but Daniela pulled through in the end. Anyone like to comment on whether it was Daniela playing better or Robson falling away in that final set?

"Talent is one step away from being lazy" -- Daniela Hantuchova

ever_the_optimist
Golden Slam

Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 14:11

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To be honest, that was pretty much what I expected. I didnt see Robson race to a 3-0 lead and picked it up at 3-2 in the first set.

Robson's adrenaline would have been running pretty high going into the match, knowing full well that she would have had the crowd on her side and racing into a 3-0 lead would only have helped her nerves, assuming there was quite a few.

You always felt though that aslong as Daniela kept with Robson, who was serving very well up to the mid point in the second set, that Robson would get nervous again and possible hand the advantage to Daniela which is exactly what happened.

I personally felt that if Daniela did not break Robson at 2-3* in the second set that the match would have been beyond Daniela, despite Robson's tender age and her lack of big match experience but thankfully Daniela did break back and the wheels came off for Robson at the end of that set and in the third as well once Daniela had got the first break.

Im not entirely sure why Robson smashed the ball into the ground at set point in the second set, presumably frustrated at waiting for Daniela who was getting heckled at the end for the amount of time she was taking between points.

All in all, it's a win, looks like it will be Zheng in the second round who is currently a set up against Barrois. Daniela will need to improve but I implore some of you not to get on Daniela's back as Robson, despite what people have said already on this thread is a great talent, served very well for the majority of the match, despite the high number of double faults and unfortunately for her showed her age and inexperience in the key points, double faulting relentlessly on break points, set points and match point.

Robson is certainly one for the future, and was bound to give Daniela a run for her money with 4000 Brit's cheering her on, that will not be the case in the next match, and hopefully that will work in Daniela's favour.

Scott

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mhs139
Tier II Title Holder

Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 14:22

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|9. June 2025| 17:34

Nice win today, didn't expect it to be easy. It must have been tough with the crowd and the fact that Sears was in the stands as well.

Benji
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Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 14:36

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I didn't watch this one today. I knew that the crowd would get on Daniela's back and I find that unbearable. So glad that she finally got through,I think winning when you're not playing well and being barracked by a partisan crowd will be very valuable experience for Daniela,and Lord knows she's had some rough experiences on Court no.2. :kiss:

asj001
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Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 14:54

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The way Robson played today you would not have known that she was playing in her first Grand Slam tournament. Her serving was superb (typical lefty style), and her confidence level was high considering that she has never won a WTA match before.

Daniela was rather lucky today in my oppinion. Had she not broken when Robson was serving at *3-2 in the second set then I think she would have lost the match. She played tentatively for a good hour or so, and looked like the inexperienced player. Robson let her off the hook by serving some double faults at key times, and hit some weak errors towards the end of the second set.

I was a bit dissapointed with Daniela's attitude today aswell. She fist-pumped relentlessly through the second and third sets, which showed poor sportsmanship and a lack of respect towards Robson. She also abused the timing rules when Robson was serving, and deserved the minor abuse she got from the British crowd.

All in all, Daniela did just enough in the second and third sets to get through, but it wasn't a great display from her. She had alot of pressure on her shoulders (perhaps even more than Robson), and this may have impacted on her performance. If she had lost the match I'm sure she would have felt a little humiliated, particularly since there must have been alot of 'locker-room' attention on the match.

Robson can take alot away from her performance, and can certainly be confident of her future in tennis. If she continues to improve at the rate that she has then she really does have the chance to be one of the games top players in the future, and she certainly is a potential Wimbledon winner since her game is well suited to the grass.

Regarding Daniela's next match, I think she needs to be very wary of Zheng in round 2. If the Chinese number 1 plays as she did last year then Daniela will certainly struggle to perform well.

chungwit
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Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 15:25

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I was a bit concerned when Daniela was down a set and a break but then I saw Nigel Sears in Robson's team, then I knew Daniela was going to win.

Robson did play well and she was hitting a lot of big forehands and her lefty serve was getting Daniela out wide a lot and opening up the court for a winner or pushing Daniela back. Robson had quite a bit of joy returning Daniela's second serve, especially early on.

Daniela had said that she'd never seen Robson play before so it took her a bit of time to get to grips with Robson and Daniela seemed a little tense in the first set, as she had all the pressure on her plus Robson was uninhibited and hitting some big shots. Daniela dug deep and showed her fighting spirit and got her shots and groundstrokes going and made sure she was getting the ball back and extending the rallies which lead to errors from Robson. Plus, she hit some nice winners of her own and was moving Robson around a bit more and the got errors from Robson that way. That got Robson frustrated as she'd been dictating early on but Daniela was taking her out her rhthym and comfort zone and Daniela was dictating and constructing the rallies. Daniela's experience showed as the match went on as she stayed calm and kept her concentration while Robson got frustrated and lost focus at big moments.

It's a good win for Daniela as she came from behind against an opponent who was playing well, hitting a lot of winners and had a lot of crowd support. She stayed focused, dug in, got her game going and ground the opponent down.

Daniela Hantuchova is right about everything.

ever_the_optimist
Golden Slam

Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 15:30

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Next Opponent...

Jie Zheng (CHN)

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WTA Ranking: 16
Age: 25
Birthplace: Cheng Du, China
Height: 5'4 1/2"
YTD W/L: 19-14
2008 W/L: 32-17

Head to Head vs Hantuchova: 0-1
2008 - Indian Wells, Hard(O), R32, Hantuchova bt. Zheng 6-4 6-2

Scott

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asj001
Career Grand Slam

Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 15:32

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danielitsa
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Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 15:47

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robson played really well,daniela was lucky today,and experience talked in cruicial moments
dont know zheng in what form is,if daniela play like today dont see her winning

Helio
Career Grand Slam

Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 16:01

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Daniela... I know you had the crowd against you, and Sears there too... but it seems there hasnt been any improvement to her game :oops:

Please play better next round!

ever_the_optimist
Golden Slam

Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 16:09

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dont know zheng in what form is,if daniela play like today dont see her winning

Zheng has had two wins and two defeats on grass before today, beating Melanie South and losing to Magdalena Rybarikova at Birmingham and beating Carla Suarez Navarro and losing to Aleksandra Wozniak at Eastbourne.

Prior to that she has only won back to back matches twice since Monterrey in March (Miami and Rome) and lost in the second round at Roland Garros against Michelle 'I scream louder than anyone in the history of tennis, even Sharapova and the Williams sisters' de Brito.

Her form does not strike fear into me, Daniela's temperament and consistency however does

Scott

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chungwit
Golden Slam

Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 16:26

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I saw Nigel Sears in Robson's team, then I knew Daniela was going to win.

I thought it seemed to favour Laura. She would have been well aware of all of Daniela's faults and mental frailties. Do you mean because it would have spurred Daniela on and forced her to prove a point?

It's an askance joke about what I think of Sears as a coach.

My definitive Sears moment was when he was commenting on the 2006 Montreal final between Ivanovic & Hingis and Ivanovic thrashed Hingis in the first set and the commentator asked Sears what advice he'd give Hingis if he was her coach at the changeover and Sears replied "I don't know." The commentator then asked Sears what he though Hingis should do and Sears said "something else." I didn't hear anything else he said as I was too busy screaming and swearing at the tv, but it just summed the guy up. He just ain't the guy you'd want in your corner which is why I was glad he was in Robson's.

Daniela Hantuchova is right about everything.

Benji
Career Grand Slam

Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 16:36

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It's an askance joke about what I think of Sears as a coach. :lol:

Surprised he didn't storm out of the ground after Laura DF'd the second set away. It always did wonders for Daniela's game. :roll:

chungwit
Golden Slam

Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 16:44

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It's an askance joke about what I think of Sears as a coach. :lol:

Surprised he didn't storm out of the ground after Laura DF'd the second set away. It always did wonders for Daniela's game. :roll:

If I'd been there, I'd have been chucked out for screaming abuse at him or throwing strawberries at him.

Daniela Hantuchova is right about everything.

ever_the_optimist
Golden Slam

Post subject: Re: The Championships, Wimbledon

Posted: 22. June 2009 17:04

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Robson beaten on Wimbledon debut

British teenager Laura Robson could not mark her senior Wimbledon debut with a win, losing to Daniela Hantuchova despite making a stunning start.

Robson, 15, the 2008 girls' champion, hit some huge serves to power to the first set against the world number 32.

But errors began to creep into her game and two double faults handed the former world number five the second set.

Hantuchova, ranked 456 places above Robson, used all her experience in the decider to seal a 3-6 6-4 6-2 victory.

"It's not easy playing a girl 11 years younger than me," Hantuchova said afterwards. "Obviously she's got talent and she seems like a very nice girl. She's left-handed, which makes it a bit more awkward.

"There's still a long way for her to go but definitely she's got potential. Her serve is very good, she did a couple of aces a game and she was very smart how she uses it.

"She reminded me a lot of myself at 15, and at some points in the match I was thinking, 'Hmmm, it's like I'm playing myself'."

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