#1
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Jun 24, 2017
Nicelescu, despite her horrendous recent form, will be a test.
She's beaten Mirjana before and her slice and dice game will keep the ball out of Mirjana's strike zone on this low bouncing surface.
#2
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Jun 24, 2017
Agreed. Hope Miki is healthy. Monica certainly knows how to play on grass
#3
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Jun 24, 2017
Tough opening opponent, but it's time for Mirjana to step it up and play the kind of ball she has been exhibiting to reach such a high ranking.
Would love to see her against Petra. Oh, the poor ball. ?
To my mind, she will have to execute more of an all-court plan against Niculescu. Landing big serves and her big bombs off the forehand, as usual, but also moving into net more than usual to cut off those low, slicing replies.
Hope she's prepared for the grass.
#4
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Jun 24, 2017
Third up on center court, so hoping for a feed. The fact that the WTA still does not have their streaming platform in place is shocking
#5
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Jun 25, 2017
Weather should hold up for the first round in Eastbourne, but from Tuesday till Friday there could be a lot of problems with rain.
GL Miki!
#6
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Jun 25, 2017
I have a horrible gut feeling about this. Very nervous
#7
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Jun 25, 2017
:laugh2:
But don't you always?
Kidding
To me, even if she loses today it's not a big deal.
At least she is playing.
Much better than going into Wimbledon with no match prep, which is something that seemed possible from her interview at the French Open.
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#11
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Jun 25, 2017
Horrible. 8 straight points lost to trail 1-4. Not even going to bother watching this embarrassment.
#12
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Jun 25, 2017
back on track after a talk with the coach
That missed overhead at 1-2 started the mess. She's regrouped well now
#13
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Jun 25, 2017
Perhaps a glimmer?
Break back and now on serve. Confidence crucial here.
#14
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Jun 25, 2017
I start watching at 4-4 15-40 and she puts a shot over the baseline and then a tame return into the net.
#15
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Jun 25, 2017
Dear god. She thinks she is playing cricket and must hit everything over the boundary
#16
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Jun 25, 2017
The only positive thing I can see so far is that Niculescu is playing appallingly poorly too. Missed opportunities there.
#21
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Jun 25, 2017
Oh this is a fucking joke. I'm turning it back off. Better things to do.
#24
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Jun 25, 2017
You can tell she has lost all of her match toughness/intensity
#25
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Jun 25, 2017
She'll lose the second set 6-1. No stomach for this foolishness. See y'all around.
#26
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Jun 25, 2017
totally took the foot off the gas
should have served for the set and then falls apart
two service games lost to love in the set
she looked great from 1-4 to 4-4 15-40
#28
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Jun 25, 2017
Ugh I knew she would struggle with niculescu. Mirjana needs an underpowered opponent with no variety in her came in the first round of Wimbledon
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