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The Amazing and Remarkable Monica Niculescu (Cheering Thread)

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If anyone deserves a thread in the new Romanian Forum, it is this girl. Monica Niculescu is currently ranked 205 in the World but will be very close to her career high of 188 when the rankings after Wimbledon come out. She is not yet 20 years old and so she still has plenty of time to get that ranking up and become a fixture within the top 100.

Personally I for one hope very much that she does. Monica is an exceptional unique talent in the tennis world as anyone who has seen will attest. Almost certainly she has the most unusual game with the top 200 (okay she 205 right now but I'm quite sure she won't be out the top 200 again for a very long time).

Describing her playing style is not easy but I will try. Both her forehand and backhand are played sometimes with one hand and sometimes with two. When she hits with two hands it usually means she is going for more pace whereas when she hits with one hand it usually means she going for an offpace shot of some kind often with underspin. She hits some very strange slices that I really couldn't begin to describe. She is also an exceptional volleyer with amazing improvisational skills and has great touch on dropshots and a nice lob. Quite simply she has so many shots at her disposal that one never knows what is coming next. It must be very hard indeed to get any sort of rhythm against her. This is just one attempt to describe the strange unusual play of Monica Niculescu but it would certainly be fun to read other descriptions of her game within this thread.

Monica is a player who should have the support of everyone who loves Women's tennis but gets tired of loads of women with the same style just wacking the ball back to each other as hard as they can. For fans who love slice and touch shots, who prefer the artistry of Fabrice Santoro to the ball bashing of most of the modern game, Monica Niculescu is the girl for you.

Lets support her in this thread, because tennis will be so much richer with someone with her unique and special skills in the mix. :worship:
 
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And indeed she withdrew from Birmingham . http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=698154 . She was (MDO) before Cetkovska .


Maybe it's for the best. But should play Eastbourne/ s'Hertogenbosch quallies at least , before Wimbledon.

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Simona is doing the same this season. At last, they learn how to keep their health. The player tool is his/her body. Without it they are nothing.
 
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Interesting interview. So the bounce on grass bothers her and prevents her from hitting the ball correctly, is that right ? That would explain her poor results on grass even if her slice should be efficient on that surface (and her serve less vulnerable).

people know me there ."Niculescu, Niculescu ! Slice, forehand !". It feels great".
This is amazing :sobbing:
 
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Interesting interview. So the bounce on grass bothers her and prevents her from hitting the ball correctly, is that right ? That would explain her poor results on grass even if her slice should be efficient on that surface (and her serve less vulnerable).
Correct. The bounce on clay and grass is unexpected and not reliable, it "kills" her reaction. Thats what I understood.
 
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Plays tomorrow last game on court 6! That means we should be able to actually watch the match for a change :)
So it's streamed?
 
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Hmm , i must prepare for this match now.

Ok , where is the damn voodoo doll ?

ok , needles ? screw needles.

Where is the screwdriver ? :devil:

Hah found it!

I`m ready ! :armed:
 
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When Simona will play ? I have a lots of stuff to do 2mmorow so i need to know at least 1 hour earlier.

And for today`s game , i got her back, she`s covered :D
 
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When Simona will play ? I have a lots of stuff to do 2mmorow so i need to know at least 1 hour earlier.

And for today`s game , i got her back, she`s covered :D
Patience, we'll know soon . :p

As for today's match , I hope it will be moved on a TV court as chances are big for that to happen :( .


LE: The serve -bot just lost the 1st set ( in a TB of course ). So it will 99.99% be moved :(

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