If he was going to suspend Tomic it needed to be done face to face nehind closed doors, but seriously, how does suspending a player from Davis Cup really have any affect on a player?
Especially a crappy zonal tie against a country with one player ranked in the top 150. I love how it was made out that they were handing down such a harsh punishment to Tomic when it was probably a relief for him not to have to travel out of his way to go and play when he is not really needed at all for the tie.
I think that we have an outside chance to get the win in fed cup but only if Sam can find some form.
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Samantha Stosur, Sally Peers, Casey Dellacqua, Jelena Dokic
A smart captain would've played Ferguson or Peers (who had beaten Tsurenko just the week before) in the 2nd singles and rested Rodionova for the doubles, as that is her strength. Instead when the doubles came around she was exhausted after the first set, and we lost the match and tie!
LOL well back then she was a solid top 200 player, think she was even ranked in top 150 at that time, had lots of confidence and wasn't burnt out!
Peers big problem now is more mental exhaustion. Saw from her AO match she can't think clearly on court, she didn't know what she was doing. She has been under a lot of financial pressure from her parents as they have had to mortgage their house to fund her tennis. Must be awful playing with that pressure behind you.
LOL well back then she was a solid top 200 player, think she was even ranked in top 150 at that time, had lots of confidence and wasn't burnt out!
Peers big problem now is more mental exhaustion. Saw from her AO match she can't think clearly on court, she didn't know what she was doing. She has been under a lot of financial pressure from her parents as they have had to mortgage their house to fund her tennis. Must be awful playing with that pressure behind you.
Im abit confused but. Shes in AIS but still despite results? So dont they fund her so suprised her parents are?? Sad if true but
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FAV PLAYERS-Aravane Rezai, Elena Dementieva and Karolina Sprem + MOST (lol) OF THE AUSSIES!!! : Jess Moore, Olivia Rogowska, Stosur, Molik + more
Sally was an AIS scholarship holder for 2011 with Holland and Rogowska. I don't think any 3 of those girls received any funding this past year.
Yet they still train with AIS?? Whos even on scholarship then now? Barty?
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FAV PLAYERS-Aravane Rezai, Elena Dementieva and Karolina Sprem + MOST (lol) OF THE AUSSIES!!! : Jess Moore, Olivia Rogowska, Stosur, Molik + more
Teenager Ashleigh Barty will be the youngest Australian Fed Cup player since Jelena Dokic in 1998 after being picked for next month's World Group quarter-final tie against defending champions the Czech Republic.
New Australian captain Alicia Molik on Thursday selected Barty, Samantha Stosur, Jarmila Gajdosova and Casey Dellacqua after the 16-year-old's inspired run to the Australian Open doubles final.
Barty and Dellacqua will play Italian top seeds Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani for the Open title at Melbourne Park on Friday and Molik said the youngster and her partner had picked themselves for Fed Cup duties.
"I believe it's a team that will win us the tie. I firmly believe that," said Molik, who has replaced her former mentor and Stosur's coach David Taylor as Australian captain.
"It's a great opportunity for Ashley. She's shown what she can do and she's ready to take a spot on the team. They're all incredibly ready."
Dokic was just 15 years and two-and-a-half months when she made her triumphant Fed Cup debut in 1998, winning both her singles matches in a 5-0 rout of Argentina in Canberra.
Dokic went on to reach world No.4 and an Australian Open quarter-final in 2009 and Molik hoped Barty's selection was a good omen for last year's junior Wimbledon champion.
"Jelena was ready," Molik said.
"I don't think it comes down really to age. It comes down to how I think developed a player is and how ready they are.
"Gosh, Ash is ready, absolutely, to play Fed Cup. That's why she's in the team.
"That's why (Australian coach) Nicole Bradtke and I decided to select her.
"Tennis - as we see on men's tennis and women's tennis - doesn't boil down to age.
"I don't think that's a great indication at all. And form is a big part of who gets to play."
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