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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
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Solid from Sloane.  Her athleticism won her the match. Shouldn't be a problem with Halep in the next round. |
Solid?  by contrast, yes, but both girls would have been eaten alive by a decent defensive player today. Awful stuff from arguably the two leading youngsters.
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Jan 6th, 2013, 03:31 AM
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
Robson's footwork round the ball is still god awful. It doesn't matter how good a ball striker you are if you aren't in position to hit the ball you will miss.
Stephens is basically just a steady player that is neither fast enough or hits the ball hard enough to ever be a true top player. But a career floating around the #20 mark beckons, which is nothing too shabby.
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Jan 6th, 2013, 03:32 AM
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
Sloane didn't send Laura anyway. Laura sent herself to Melbourne with her lack of ability to put away any short balls and couldnt take opportunities when they were just sitting there.
Nice win for Sloane though, good luck in the next rounds.
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
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Solid? by contrast, yes, but both girls would have been eaten alive by a decent defensive player today. Awful stuff from arguably the two leading youngsters. |
I didn't think it was that bad. Sloane made some good defensive gets and served well while Robson also hit some beautiful shots. I think because Robson lost you're trying to make it sound worse than it was. 
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Jan 6th, 2013, 03:33 AM
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
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I didn't think it was that bad. Sloane made some good defensive gets and served well while Robson also hit some beautiful shots. I think because Robson lost you're trying to make it sound worse than it was. |
And I could say the same to you
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
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Great effort from Sloane.
Oh, Laura. She really needs to work on strengthening her mental fortitude in critical points of the match. |
Her mentality was fine. No matter how shit she was, she didn't give up and stayed in the match if nothing else. It's the fact that she was missing easy shots, and taking stupid risks that got her. She tried to go down the line time after time but each time she did the wind took it out. And a lot of the time, she didn't need to play it so close.
God damn she's frustrating.
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Jan 6th, 2013, 03:35 AM
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
No surprise, Robson is so insanely overrated...and all because she beat Kim on her way out.
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
If these two are the next future world number 1's and the next big rivalry than  |
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
Sloane is a bit like Caro
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
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Sloane is a bit like Caro
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At least Sloane can occasionally smack a ripper. 
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
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No surprise, Robson is so insanely overrated...and all because she beat Kim on her way out.
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She was being overrated 4 years before then. And if an "insanely overrated" player who was playing terribly most of the time had a close match with Stephens, what does that say about her?
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Jan 6th, 2013, 03:39 AM
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
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At least Sloane can occasionally smack a ripper. |
Did you not watch Sydney? 17 rippers
Who could Sloane face next?
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
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Did you not watch Sydney? 17 rippers
Who could Sloane face next? |
Sponsors ripping up their contracts after seeing her play don't count.
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
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Her mentality was fine. No matter how shit she was, she didn't give up and stayed in the match if nothing else. It's the fact that she was missing easy shots, and taking stupid risks that got her. She tried to go down the line time after time but each time she did the wind took it out. And a lot of the time, she didn't need to play it so close.
God damn she's frustrating.
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Her mentality was absolutely not fine, particularly in comparison to her OG or USO efforts. I could not keep track of the number of times that she made a wild error on a crucial point or let her frustration get in the way of her concentration.
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Re: Hobart R32: Real Newcomer of the Year (8) Stephens beats Robson 6-4 7-6(4)
Sloane 
Laura 
Sad the hate both these girls get and they aint even in the top 20 yet
O & BTW for those who say Sloane want be big in tennis, Richard Williams is helping training Sloane too serve like Serena LMAO
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