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I was gonna say, why voluntarily pay a fine
Still it's great she's playing and that she's not injured

EDIT: BTW, it just occured to me that Anett's WC exchange is probably with Tallinn 25K next year with probably Suomalainen.

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1st round against Emma Flood. Dare I say a good draw for an opening round

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I would be very disappointed if Anett lost this as she tore apart Emma last year
I don't mind that she has to play Knapp because she tends to rise to situations and I think she can do it

[Tennisfan06]

That is a good draw for opening round. However, this is no 10k, juniors GS or FC, so anything can happen

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Originally Posted by Tennisfan06

That is a good draw for opening round. However, this is no 10k, juniors GS or FC, so anything can happen

You are right Anett has a very strict criteria for where she plays well

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She d. Emma Flood 6-3 6-2.

[WhoAmI?]

Next up Karin Knapp. If she'd make it competitive, that would be nice. Probably a good indication of a match where she's headed

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6-3 6-2 is a bit too close IMo
Anyway, I am really excited for her match against Knapp
I know that we keep on getting frustrated by her results at 25K Level, but she has never lost before the 2nd Round and in every tournament she has played her opponent has gone on to reach at least the SFs, even the Final in Chiasso and Yoshkar-Ola If she wins, I see a semi

[Tennisfan06]

This gives some hope that Knapp wasn't very convincing (by the scoreboard) in the 1st round, with 9DFs and her opponent had 18 bps.

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Originally Posted by Tennisfan06

This gives some hope that Knapp wasn't very convincing (by the scoreboard) in the 1st round, with 9DFs and her opponent had 18 bps.

I actually think Anett can win
I mean, she is playing a girl who played on clay last week and even there didn't play that well and her IH results have been far from spectacular. I mean Suomalainen lost to a girl who lost in the QF of Anett's Mexico 10K I think it's possible, but she still isn't the favourite

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Originally Posted by chingching

6-3 6-2 is a bit too close IMo
Anyway, I am really excited for her match against Knapp
I know that we keep on getting frustrated by her results at 25K Level, but she has never lost before the 2nd Round and in every tournament she has played her opponent has gone on to reach at least the SFs, even the Final in Chiasso and Yoshkar-Ola If she wins, I see a semi

She actually started badly (was down *0-2) so you may consider that after she got into the match it's a 6-1 6-2 scoreline.

And yeah, Knapp played like shit. I watched her match and she let her opponent (who is barely Top 500) go *4-1 in set 1. Her opponent then "choked" but I guess that with Anett it won't be the same.

[Dan_Doe]

Same pattern here - either Anett is pulling the upset, or Knapp will win and will have a great next year
Anett seems to play much better when facing tough opponents than when facing scrubs. Same as Robson. I wouldn't be shocked if she would win.

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Originally Posted by Faithnareva

She actually started badly (was down *0-2) so you may consider that after she got into the match it's a 6-1 6-2 scoreline.

And yeah, Knapp played like shit. I watched her match and she let her opponent (who is barely Top 500) go *4-1 in set 1. Her opponent then "choked" but I guess that with Anett it won't be the same.

Are you there, or was there a stream???

Originally Posted by Dan_Doe

Same pattern here - either Anett is pulling the upset, or Knapp will win and will have a great next year
Anett seems to play much better when facing tough opponents than when facing scrubs. Same as Robson. I wouldn't be shocked if she would win.

Yeah, I think they're similar too Such a shame I can't follow livescores

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Originally Posted by chingching

Are you there, or was there a stream???

I followed the livescore for Anett's match, and Knapp's match was streamed.

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R2 Anett d. (1)Knapp 6-7(2) 6-3 6-2