WTA 250 Linz 2/6 - 2/12 2023

[ashkor87]

Haven't been watching but is Tauson coming of age now...it has been a couple of years since she was a junior champion..time seems about right .beating Begu and Giorgi is commendable..

[ashkor87]

I would normally expect the new improved Vekic to beat Sakkari but I fear this court is very slow ..not sure whom it will help..The AO was much faster than this one..can't go by that performance

[ponchi101]

Tauson has been stuck in place for a while, after she showed great promise a couple of years ago. Maybe she needed some adjustments; I hope she is ready to move on.

[ti-amie]

Very interesting second set. Martic won the first set 6-4 and was up 4-0. Tauson was in the middle of a meltdown ( she started arguing with the chair in the first set about noise) and looked done for. It's now 5 all second set but Martic breaks to love to take the lead for 6-5 and will serve for the match.

[ti-amie]

Martic closes it out easily 6-4, 7-5 over Tauson. She'll face Saqqari tomorrow.

[Deuce]

Young Tauson's behaviour has been somewhat petulant on several occasions. It seems as if she possesses a degree of entitlement. That's not a good attitude to have at the start of one's career.
Entitlement is never a good thing, of course... but it's a particularly negative trait to have at the beginning of one's career, when you've not proven a thing at the pro level.
Maybe someone needs to sit her down and have an honest talk about what her true place in the sport is at this moment.

[ti-amie]

Day 8 Order of Play

Center Court
Starts at 03:00 PM

Final
CRO P. MARTIC (6) vs RUS A. POTAPOVA (8)
UPCOMING
Final
GEO N. DZALAMIDZE/SVK V. KUZMOVA vs GER A. FRIEDSAM/UKR N. KICHENOK

[ashkor87]

That was a master-class in drop-lob from Martic..no topspin, just touch..lovely to see!

[ponchi101]

Of course, not seeing her, but that is one of my favorite combinations, and one I don't think I am so bad at. Drop, come to net, and hit a lob volley over my opponent.
You have to punch it up, though. Lots of people only block it, and the ball then sits up for the smash.

[ti-amie]