MargaretMcAleer
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I watched both these ladies matches in peace, by myself, first I would like to congratulate both Bea and Iga for making the SFs
this year,
As I had said previously Haddad Maia had been flying under the radar at this tournament and was quietly going through her draw and winning matches, she turned around this match against The Minister of Happiness, like she did in previous match that also went 3 sets, never count her out, she is a hard competitor and has that lefty serve which she plays to her advantage, I was not surprised she defeat Ons, who by the way has had a great tournament this year getting to the QF, last she went out in the first round
Iga Swiatek on clay is one of the best players I have seen, I have watched some great woman clay courts players in my time, Iga is one of them, she reminds me of Justine Henin in a lot of ways, her foot work is supreme, her heavy fhand is a major weapon on clay, her defense is incredible,, she has been my pick from the start of the tournament.
I hope Coco can find the right coach, I know she has begun to interview, I am not going to sound like a broken record again, what is needed in her game,I think by now that is obvious, though I will say she competed better in the first set, this time, she is a good athlete, has the time to make improvements in her game that is needed, so I hope going forward she can find the right coach that can stay with her for sometime and they can have a good working relationship.
this year,
As I had said previously Haddad Maia had been flying under the radar at this tournament and was quietly going through her draw and winning matches, she turned around this match against The Minister of Happiness, like she did in previous match that also went 3 sets, never count her out, she is a hard competitor and has that lefty serve which she plays to her advantage, I was not surprised she defeat Ons, who by the way has had a great tournament this year getting to the QF, last she went out in the first round
Iga Swiatek on clay is one of the best players I have seen, I have watched some great woman clay courts players in my time, Iga is one of them, she reminds me of Justine Henin in a lot of ways, her foot work is supreme, her heavy fhand is a major weapon on clay, her defense is incredible,, she has been my pick from the start of the tournament.
I hope Coco can find the right coach, I know she has begun to interview, I am not going to sound like a broken record again, what is needed in her game,I think by now that is obvious, though I will say she competed better in the first set, this time, she is a good athlete, has the time to make improvements in her game that is needed, so I hope going forward she can find the right coach that can stay with her for sometime and they can have a good working relationship.
