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Budapest.....Petra dismissed Lottner 6-4, 6-2. Watched this match because I'm a follower of Petra M. However, noticed the game and talent of her opponent, Antonia. lst time seeing her. After watching her play, I can't believe at age 21 that her highest ranking ever has been 139th, currently ranked 150th. She has loads of talent and game. Tho' too skinny for my tastes, tall at 6'1 has a damaging lst serve, comes forward oft on deep balls and can finish with the volley at the net, drops, can finish from either side from the baseline, moves nicely and knows how to construct points. Her game and talent is top-60 at the least. I've got to see more of her to understand why she's not cracked the top-100 with what she has. I wish Naomi had the game that Antonia has. Duly impressed by this girl and I'm going to keep her in mind from this point. Her game clearly belies her ranking. Well maybe this is the year my girl Kuzmova makes the top-100.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#One of the 4 girls I picked early last year (Aiava, Kuzmova, Haddad and Vondrousova) to make the top-100, she basically disappeared.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#b#ed_cl#She's taking on Cirstea right now#ed_op#/b#ed_cl#. Hope she wins this. She really needs the points. Too good to be ranked in the ITF jungle.. Heard she got injured last year... Girl got to get it together.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#I added Kristie Ahn later, in March I think.. She didn't make the top-100 either. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#This year, I am hoping they'll make it.. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#Plus, Bernarda Pera. This one was already #112-115 when I sppoted her.. A bit too late for predicting a top-100 run. But we've seen players get to #102-105 and go right back to ITF ... So it's still a good prediction.#ed_op#br#ed_cl# Last edited by Ace2Ace on Feb Tue 20, 2018 7:14 am, edited 3 times in total. Top half 1 Cibulkova vs WC Stollar Niculescu vs Flipkens Larsson vs LL Frech Q Garcia Perez vs 7 Krunic 3 Babos vs Maria Barthel vs Kozlova Q Bonaventurw vs Sorribes Tormo WC Udvardy vs 8 Vekic ---- Bottom half ---- 6 Sasnovich vs Q Vinci Lottner vs Martic Parmentier vs PR Lisicki LL Kuzmova vs 4 Cirstea 5 Buzarnescu vs Arruabarrena Dodin vs Van Uytvanck Qualifier vs Witthoeft Q Ar. Rodionova vs 2 Zhang Wow Kuzmova.. that was delightful power tennis.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#Facing a break point, unleashes a deadly forehand in the middle of a rally. And Cirstea could not move. Deuce. Next game. 3rd shot, 4th shot.. another dazzling forehand winner: AD ... and she holds.. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#Beautiful.. Love players who defend break points with guts... Well done.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#Even if she ends up losing this match, I love what I see... #ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#And she breaks while I was typing.. another forehand, fearless winner... 2-1. wow. Loving it. #ed_op#br#ed_cl#Haven't seen her play since last year.. Australian ITFs. Love this girl's game.#ed_op#br#ed_cl# Last edited by Ace2Ace on Feb Tue 20, 2018 7:34 am, edited 2 times in total. Great passing shot: 0-15 0-40 .. 3 BP.. dang!! missed that forehand in the net .. And she breaks.. nope, Cirstea challenges.. Point stands: 4-1... Let's do this.. Miss Lucky Loser. grab the points. If you win this, you got Lisicki next.. You can take her out too. Last edited by Ace2Ace on Feb Tue 20, 2018 9:44 am, edited 3 times in total. Great serve.. Cirtea can't touch it.. Another one... challenge? Yes it's in.#ed_op#br#ed_cl#and another big serve. A short ball and she puts it away. 2 game points.. ACE !!!#ed_op#br#ed_cl#5-1 .... wow.. wow wow .. Kuzmova is ON !!!!#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#Got to serve it out next.. I want to see those dazzling serves again. #ed_op#br#ed_cl# Last edited by Ace2Ace on Feb Tue 20, 2018 7:43 am, edited 1 time in total. |