WTA 500 ATP 250 Eastbourne 6/25 - 7/1 2023

[ponchi101]

See you at the Bad Homburg topic...

[ponchi101]

Eubanks finishes his third straight match in a TB. First final.
Keep going

[skatingfan]

Eubanks finishes his third straight match in a TB. First final.
Keep going

What a nice result - win or lose - first tour final & he will crack the top 50 in the rankings.

[nelslus]

Eubanks apparently also saved and lost multiple match points before finally pulling this match out. I found this out from viewing some highlights from YouTube. LOL, I had rooted for Shelton to beat Eubanks. But, very happy for Eubanks with his recent excellent results.

[jazzyg]

Harris had three matches points at 0-40 before the tiebreak and two match points in the tiebreak, but the latter two came on Eubanks' serve. On the first one, his backhand passing shot hit the tape. If it had gone over, Eubanks was there but would have needed to execute a tough volley.

[ti-amie]

Saturday, July 01, 2023 Day 8

Centre Court Starts At 11:00 Am / TBF 6/2 5/7 2/5

SF
Mackenzie McDonald VS (4) Francisco Cerundolo
F
Not Before 12:30 Pm
Madison Keys VS (9) Daria Kasatkina

Not Before 2:30 Pm
F
Mackenzie McDonald Or Francisco Cerundolo VS Gregoire Barrere Or Tommy Paul
Followed By
(3) Desirae Krawczyk/Demi Schuurs VS (2) Nicole Melichar-Martinez/Ellen Perez

Court 1 Starts At 11:00 Am
SF
Gregoire Barrere VS (2) Tommy Paul

[ashkor87]

for those who cannot see the tennis channel etc... please look at what happens at 3-3 in the second set as a sample.. what I have been saying.. Coco doesnt give herself room on the forehand, and drops the ball short, which Keys pounces on and kills. It is not the UFEs to worry about, it is these short balls - lollipops, that lets the opponent hit a winner.. she needs to fix that.

[meganfernandez]

Woke up to Madison leading a set and 5-2, but Kasatkina up 30-love in that game. Figured I had time to fire up my laptop and catch the end to see Madison win the title. She promptly lost four games. She managed to break to take the set to a tiebreak, though.

[meganfernandez]

Woke up to Madison leading a set and 5-2, but Kasatkina up 30-love in that game. Figured I had time to fire up my laptop and catch the end to see Madison win the title. She promptly lost four games. She managed to break to take the set to a tiebreak, though.

Madison won a 31-shot rally on her 5th or 6th match point.

[ponchi101]

31-shot rally, in grass.
How times have changed.

[meganfernandez]

31-shot rally, in grass.
How times have changed.

Very good point. No one even thought about chipping and charging. But they were both playing it safe. It was like 14-13 in the TB.

Also, how many times has Keys been able to hit 15 shots without making an error? Most of the rally was BH to BH. She finally got a few FHs and took control of it with a crosscourt put-away.

[ponchi101]

31-shot rally, in grass.
How times have changed.

Very good point. No one even thought about chipping and charging. But they were both playing it safe. It was like 14-13 in the TB.

Also, how many times has Keys been able to hit 15 shots without making an error? Most of the rally was BH to BH. She finally got a few FHs and took control of it with a crosscourt put-away.

That. This is the reason I think she has never won a big one. Her strokes are so beautiful but her margin of error is almost not there. When the ball lands in, it is a gorgeous stroke. But she can also miss a shot by feet.

[meganfernandez]

31-shot rally, in grass.
How times have changed.

Very good point. No one even thought about chipping and charging. But they were both playing it safe. It was like 14-13 in the TB.

Also, how many times has Keys been able to hit 15 shots without making an error? Most of the rally was BH to BH. She finally got a few FHs and took control of it with a crosscourt put-away.

That. This is the reason I think she has never won a big one. Her strokes are so beautiful but her margin of error is almost not there. When the ball lands in, it is a gorgeous stroke. But she can also miss a shot by feet.

Yeah, and I don't know if she's not patient enough or loses concentration or tightens up when she has the open court. She should be a Slam winner by now.

[jazzyg]

Keys is better on hard courts than grass, where the lower bounce hurts her at times and her lack of athleticism compared to other elite players hurts her (although her movement is underrated when she's healthy), but I agree she should already be a Slam winner. I don't see it happening at Wimbledon, but it's still possible on hard courts if she can stay healthy for any period of time and get the confidence of winning matches consistently.

She was the best player at the 2017 U.S. Open, but Stephens played an incredible match in the final and Keys panicked as a result. She hasn't come close since then, but there is still time.

[ponchi101]

If Lindsey could win slams with that movement, Maddie can win them too. I see both of them as so similar.
Agree on the grass issue, though. I say she should be a truly dominant force on hard courts, where she can get a good grip under her feet.