tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post269127824342744963..comments2024-03-26T09:23:26.937-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: Robson Draws McHale in Australian Open Junior First RoundColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-47231722532262125452009-01-25T19:57:00.000-05:002009-01-25T19:57:00.000-05:00Robson took down McHale 5 & 3Anyone who has se...Robson took down McHale 5 & 3<BR/><BR/>Anyone who has seen Lauren Embree play, what kind of game does she play?scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530115479936843215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-11996692891969036162009-01-25T17:48:00.000-05:002009-01-25T17:48:00.000-05:00Beatrice Capra was very disappointing and a bit of...Beatrice Capra was very disappointing and a bit of a puzzle in her first-round loss. She looked quite good hitting the ball but, when it came to playing the game, she was an absent presence on court. Her serve was exceptionally weak (got a lot in won very few points when serving) and there was little sting to her ground game. Not what I was expecting at all. It wasn't a case of her playing an older, more experienced opponent as Vriens, who is unranked on the WTA computer, is a few months younger than and has considerably less professional/big-match experience than the Capra (believe she's around 750). It was hot but I'd rate conditions during the US Open (heat and extreme humidity) as far more difficult. <BR/><BR/>Also happened to see Ester Goldfield who lost in 3 sets but had her chances against the number 15 seed. Played a bad second set but, to her credit, came back strongly in the third and only went down 4-6. Excepting that second set there wasn't much to separate the two players.<BR/><BR/>On the boy's front, Harry Fowler had a good start winning the first set of his match 6-3 but faded over the last two sets. Again, as with Capra, made a high percentage of his first serves but didn't win a high percentage of the points. Let his opponent, Hoh, off the hook by missing an absolute plethora of break-points. Couldn't say how many he had but think it must have been more than a dozen. Hoh threw in quite a few double-faults by Fowler didn't punish him and, at the end of the day, it was probably the lack of venom in Fowler's serve that cost him the match.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-13389541875270813772009-01-25T09:06:00.000-05:002009-01-25T09:06:00.000-05:00Boluda received a wild card into Wimbledon last ye...Boluda received a wild card into Wimbledon last year and lost in the first round to Tomic.Colette Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-26205875323312104132009-01-24T23:45:00.000-05:002009-01-24T23:45:00.000-05:00It will be interesting to see how Carlos Boluda do...It will be interesting to see how Carlos Boluda does in the Aussie Open. Has he played a Jr. Slam before?Plotinushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618071175504697681noreply@blogger.com