Oh, man, Petra is giving that pesky little Cornet too much of a look at the ball! I knew it. Cut it out, Petra! Snap this irritating French girl like the fresh little haricot vert that she is!
Wade keeps suggesting that Petra should do this and that, and it's usually something that Petra has already tried and rejected in this match. I especially laughed when she criticized Petra for trying a slice or dropshot, saying "She shouldnt be trying to mix it up. That's not her game." the ball bashing had not been working, so Petra went to plan B -- which is very much in her arsenal.
Virginia Wade is an awful commentator. That's why you usually don't see her, unless it's a Grand Slam, when they need many commentators (which is also the reason why she don't know much about the players, including Petra).
There ya go. Got broken, flipped the switch, win three straight games like a boss, with two breaks of Cornet's serve. Playing an error-filled first set, but it ends up not mattering.
Yeah, I caught this match from 5-4 in the 1st set.
And it did appear that Petra was carelessly going after Cornet's serve in the second set (even after getting the early leads). She could of beaten her at love in that set.
I see Martina Hingis was in the house watching Petra with Kotyza.
Ugly match, ugly play, no barks, not giving fucks on return, bored?
Petra gradually fades as one of USO favorites, could be a good way to stay under radar?
On the plus side Lufa, Petra usually bounces back from these barf matches with really good ones.
I expect her to kick the camembert out of Parmentier!!! :lol:
The actual score was 6.4. But who comes up with this stuff? Is it genius or idiocy? If I read this right, Petra's ideal is to average one or two deuces per return game?? She breaks to 30 every time, that's bad. Goes to three deuces too often, just as bad.
The actual score was 6.4. But who comes up with this stuff? Is it genius or idiocy? If I read this right, Petra's ideal is to average one or two deuces per return game?? She breaks to 30 every time, that's bad. Goes to three deuces too often, just as bad.
It was one of those silly, sloppy matches where Petra played like somebody who felt they were wasting their time and didn't want to be there, very lethargic and uninspired. On the plus side, she cranked it up when she needed to and dispatched Cornet without wasting too much energy. If the match had gone three, that would've been stupid!
I hope Coach Huggybear chewed her ass a bit after the match, but I doubt it happened.