Originally Posted by
tartan-belle:
“Yes, Nick's win wasn't mention on here, I was going to post that it's strange how he is an Andy fanboy and takes a title the same day as Andy. Please for him, and the lack of headlines coming from that tourney means he was playing and not doing anything off the court to provoke the press.
Re age: you might be the thread young one! I'm almost 31 
Re Asian swing: am happy because I'm moving house/starting a new job so will be without internet and headspace for a while.”
BIB - I mentioned it...it's at the beginning of my previous multi-quote. You shouldn't skip my posts, innit.
Good luck with the house move/new job, love.
Originally Posted by dduk:
“Well Jo Konta is in the same half of the draw as Heather Watson.”
It'll be anything but elementary for Hev to reach her.
Originally Posted by
MissAyrshire:
“Delpo lost a tough 3 set match with Goffin. I shall now take to my bed for 3 days of mourning
”
Delpo looked knackered and rusty. Could be jetlag, or it may be that his DC exertions finished him off? It was a tough R1 draw for him with an in form Goffin who's been in Asia for a while longer and played several matches.
Goffin obviously favoured CC rallies BH to BH initially, but gained confidence as the match went on and brought his BH DTL to the party. He was also doing a decent job returning Delpo's 2nd serve.
Disappointing for Delpo fans but I can't deny that I'm relieved on Andy's behalf. Delpo can do a lot of damage on these quickish courts and he was in Andy's quarter.
Delpo will have to head back west for Stockholm next week.
Originally Posted by
Jenny1986:
“They must all be knackered, I don't know how they can go from China to Europe to Singapore in the space of 3 weeks. Have they decided where YEC is going after 2018?
ffs, I have been doing mental gymnastics trying to understand how that table works lol. At least I know i'm not totally stupid
.”
Playing tournaments in successive weeks on different continents almost guarantees that you'll be a zombie at the YEC. Keys in particular seems liable to an early exit.
Originally Posted by dduk:
“Konta wins 6-2 6-2.”
Expected. Naomi drowned in a sea of DFs and didn't lay a glove on Jo's serve. Jo was far superior in rallies which was again expected.
Naomi's funky groundies and poor movement will always be exposed against big hitters. Too late in her career to fix, hence the Karlovic comparisons. Naomi does have a meaty topspin BH though - Karlovic is monogamous with slice a la Vinci, Steve Johnson.