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Jesus, Prarthana!!! :notworthy: :notworthy: Two returns from her in that game were out of this world. Like, how did she do that? Physically impossible, one would think... I want a replay of this set, just to watch some of these things Prarthana is doing. We break them again at no-AD point, and it is...

Ankita has now lost three 4-6 sets in a row in singles and doubles with late set breaks. Hopefully her fortunes will change this set. And we save a BP and stay alive at 1-1... Then two great points played by Ankita and a super return from prarthana, followed by a netted shot from Hsieh, and we break...

Yes, she is. World #1 Su-Wei Hsieh!! ... We have neutralized her quite well, and are actually playing very well. Ankita is still not at her best, but Prarthana is hardly making mistakes. The exchange between Su-wei and Ankita at 30-30 was of high-quality, but unfortunately Ankita's nice reflex dig-s...

What’s with that happy birthday song playing in a loop in the background. It’s annoying to me; don’t know how it’s impacting the players. Horribly annoying. How come the players are not complaining? I can't believe that net mistake on a ready-to-kill ball just now at 30-15 on our serve, by Ankita. ...

Finally Ankita plays a couple of good points and we get a break back again. 3-4 and serving.

Atithee wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 7:26 am Is it the same lady who beat Ankita playing in doubles too?

Yes. She superbly crafty and skilled.

Meanwhile, Ankita has started horribly in doubles too. Prarthana saved her at a break pt with a great net shot but the Taiwanese are killing us. 1-3 down a break, after Ankita stands like a statue when the shots fly around... Prarthana too good at the next on two points and we get 15-40 3BP. Ankita ...

Atithee theory at play here? Hint—it’s about a big change in personal life. Yes it is. I don't remember any Indian player who got married, who was not affected by it negatively. Almost nobody comes back to top form after that. A comeback much later, like in Bops case, is possible, but normally it i...

It is Ankita and Prarthana in doubles.

Damn, that was an opportunity lost by us and sad that it is due to Ankita who has bailed us out so many times in the past in the Fed cup. Unfortunately, Ankita has been badly out of form for last few months, or maybe age is catching up with her. Whatever it, I agree that in rest of the matches we n...

^^^ I thought you were, so was surprised. I agree that she was simply weak today. Certainly. Mentally weak, that is. She showed every now and then that she could hit her shots but she had no confidence and no energy in her legs, except for a period in the first set and then for a few points in the m...

Can’t win with such weak players. We should let the next gen play now. They’ll be aggressive even in a loss because there is no baggage and no expectation. That is quite unkind. We know Ankita. She is not a weak player. She is just awfully out of form, and can't seem to motivate herself to play eve...

Ankita should not play the rest of the ties. Period. If she is out of form, and has no focus or confidence, she shouldn't play. We have wasted Shrivalli so far.

Rutuja came to play. Ankita did not.

Ankita played a spirited game there. Broke ahead to 1-0 and serving. So many unforced errors from ankita. saved 3 BPs but that second serve she totally missed to face the 4th BP was horrible. 1-1 even. What is wrong with her, really? Get her to focus, coach. What the hell are you doing sitting there...

In all three matches I have seen, there is just no spark in Indian ladies. I’ll use the word inspid again. Just lethargic and zero intensity. What’s wrong? Too cold or something? Who knows. Shalini Thakur, or whoever no-name it is who we have as our "coach", just sits there and hardly say...