2016 ITF Fed Cup: Discussion Thread. (6th Feb-13th Nov)

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Keys/Gavrilova starting now on TC.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Come on Dasha!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Keys with a lot of power but sending balls long a lot.

 

[fundrazer]

Keys with a lot of power but sending balls long a lot.

First time watching Keys play? She's a brainless basher if I've ever seen one. Absolutely no plan B.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Gotta admit, haven't watched Keys play before I don't think. Some great ball hitting wow. Keys breaks to love

 

[ruerooo]

First time watching Keys play? She's a brainless basher if I've ever seen one. Absolutely no plan B.

She's adapting to a new coach.

If this is the firsttime you're seeing her play, maybe you can hold off on the judgment, maybe? After all, you couldn't do it.

 

[fundrazer]

She's adapting to a new coach.

If this is the firsttime you're seeing her play, maybe you can hold off on the judgment, maybe? After all, you couldn't do it.

I've watched her play plenty of times, and she has played the same way every time. I watched her receive coaching timeouts from Jesse Levine, and she completely ignored his advice and continued to go for huge shots. She lost that match. I know her stint with Mats lasted only a couple of days, probably because she was unwilling to listen to his advice or didn't like his ideas about tennis. Derp.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Keys doesn't look like she's listening to Mary Joe.

 

[fundrazer]

Keys doesn't look like she's listening to Mary Joe.

Sounds about right. Too many people had the "Gulbis" reaction when it comes to Keys. Huge serve and groundies makes her super talented according to them. We saw how that went with Gulbis (I was a former believer in him). Except Ernests actually has touch and can vary his game up a bit. Keys basically only has the power.

And I'm not saying she's not talented...but she lacks discipline. Can't just go for huge shots all the time. It doesn't work.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Ok I never really understood the term ball basher cause I never watched players who people said did that or whatever they say. But wow I understand the term ball basher now. She just hits those balls so damn hard, not a lot of the time they go in. She's got some great skill and can generate amazing power but just yowzer if she's not playing 100%, it's hard to watch

 

[spystud]

If this is the firsttime you're seeing her play, maybe you can hold off on the judgment, maybe? After all, you couldn't do it.

Oops, you screwed that insult up.

 

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Keys takes the first @ 4.

 

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Madison to serve for the first rubber.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Keys wins

 

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Over... USA - 1, Aus - 0.

 

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Sam/Christina finishing warmups.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Stupid decision by Mary Joe to play McHale over Coco. Stosur leads McHale 4-0 while Coco leads Sam 3-1 including a thrashing of 6-2 6-0 at Wimbledon last year. Unless McHale starts playing well or Stosur starts doing bad like she usually does on home soil, this should be over quickly.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Quite a long game for Sam to close this out at 3.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Stosur wins the 1st

 

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Sam takes the first @ 3.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Oh Stosur.. About to go down 0-4.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Lost 16 of the last 17 points hahaha

 

[spystud]

Hey, that's a Sloane.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

McHale breadsticks Stosur and Stosur about to go down a break in the 3rd. Can't watch

 

[spystud]

Cause of your jinx post earlier.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Cause of your jinx post earlier.

When it comes to Stosur, she's her own jinx. Especially on home soil

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Huge point and Sam gets it. Come on

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Marathon game this is. I feel like whoever gets this will win

 

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Damn, this is one helluva 7th game.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Awful miss Stosur. McHale breaks!
No wait it's in omg.
Another double dear god

 

[spystud]

What a sick non-bounce there!

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Holy ****, amazing stuff in this game

 

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Sam finally holds for 4-3.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

If she doubles here omg

 

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5-4, Christina serving to stay alive.

 

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And she holds for 5-all.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Getting rainy here in Brisbane so the lights are on

Also awful shot choice there Sam. wow

30-30. Man this is tight. It'd suck to be Alicia Molik

Another bad miss ouch..

 

[Aussie Darcy]

McHale/USA to serve for it

 

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Christina finally breaks, will try to serve it out.

 

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That 30-30 backhand volley miss was sick.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

Match point

 

[Aussie Darcy]

McHale/USA win

 

[spystud]

Christina puts USA up 2-0. Fun match.


Mary Joe looks a little smarter now!

 

[tacou]

Schiavone just got stung by a bee.

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

Damn, Timea. What happened, girl?

 

[insideguy]

Stupid decision by Mary Joe to play McHale over Coco. Stosur leads McHale 4-0 while Coco leads Sam 3-1 including a thrashing of 6-2 6-0 at Wimbledon last year. Unless McHale starts playing well or Stosur starts doing bad like she usually does on home soil, this should be over quickly.

Not so stupid........

 

[SQA333]

McHale/USA win

Expecting Keys to hit Stosur off the court.

If I were Mary Joe I'd sub in Coco Vandeweghe to finish this tie once and for all and avoid having to play the other reverse singles.

 

[spystud]

You expect Keys to hit Sam off the court, but you would sub CoCo in instead to finish the tie? That makes no sense.

 

[spystud]

Well, CoCo got the call but she's down 4-2 to Sam now on TC.